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News Release 13-057
Extreme Algae Blooms: The New Normal?
Record-breaking bloom in Lake Erie triggered by 'perfect storm' of events
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![A dead fish suffocated by algae washed ashore near Lake Erie, Ontario](/news/mmg/media/images/alga_bloom1_f.jpg)
Fish suffocated in the Lake Erie algae bloom of August 2011, near Pelee Island, Ontario.
Credit: Tom Archer
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![Map showing lake Erie algae bloom in September 2011](/news/mmg/media/images/alga_bloom2_f.jpg)
Lake Erie algae bloom in September 2011, covering the lake's entire western basin.
Credit: Michigan Sea Grant
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![Glass of green water from Lake Erie during the algae bloom.](/news/mmg/media/images/alga_bloom3_f.jpg)
Cup of fouled water, scooped from Lake Erie during the algae bloom.
Credit: Tom Bridgeman
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![Photo of the Lake Erie shore with algae bloom in 2011](/news/mmg/media/images/alga_bloom4_f.jpg)
The 2011 Lake Erie algae bloom resulted from record-breaking nutrient loads.
Credit: Todd Crail
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![Algae wash ashore in waves on Lake Erie's shore.](/news/mmg/media/images/alga_bloom5_f.jpg)
Algae wash ashore in waves on Lake Erie's southeastern shore.
Credit: Tom Archer
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![Researcher With shovel knee deep in an algae accumulation along Lake Erie](/news/mmg/media/images/alga_bloom6_f.jpg)
Researcher amid an algae accumulation along Lake Erie's southwestern shoreline.
Credit: David Hartson
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