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Intense Algal Bloom in The Baltic Sea - Sweden

Handout photo dated on July 21, 2025, shows Each summer, parts of the Baltic Sea display vivid green algal blooms, triggered by sunlight, high temperatures, and abundant nutrients. This image, acquired by a Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on 21 July 2025, shows widespread algal blooms off the coast of Sweden. The first signs of this event appeared in early July and have steadily intensified, fed by nutrient-rich runoff and a prolonged heatwave. These types of events can impact the health of local marine life and coastal ecosystems. The Copernicus Sentinel satellites and services provide essential data for monitoring algal blooms across the world. In particular, the Copernicus Marine Service delivers a range of products useful for better understanding the biogeochemical status of the ocean. Photo by European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australian scientists to create "weather service" for water quality

STORY: Australian scientists to create "weather service" for water quality DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Canberra 2. various of CSIRO researchers working STORYLINE: Australia's national science agency has launched a mission to create a global monitoring system for water quality. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Wednesday announced an 83 million-Australian dollar (55.5 million U.S. dollars) investment in developing and designing AquaWatch Australia. Using a network of sensors linked to satellites, AquaWatch will constantly check water quality in near real-time, supporting better management by providing early warnings of toxic algal blooms and runoff contamination. Larry Marshall, chief executive of the CSIRO, said the weather service for water could improve the resilience of communities that are dependent on healthy waterways. "Imagine taking your family to the local swimming spot and b

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People clear rock lobsters on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A bulldozer clears rock lobsters on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A researcher looks for a specimen on a beach heaped with rock lobsters in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People clear rock lobsters on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A person clears rock lobsters on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rock lobsters are seen piled up on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk on a beach heaped with rock lobsters in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)