Six public beaches along Geneva Lake remain closed because of toxic algae. Walworth County health officials shut down all municipal beaches over the weekend, calling it a precautionary measure ...

A triathlon group says it has cancelled the swimming leg of its upcoming Mourne Sprint Triathlon after it was confirmed that blue-green algae was present in Castlewellan Lake last Friday.

The eThekwini municipality is conducting investigations after the discovery of algae in its water. Due to water shortages, many areas within the municipal borderlines are without water. According to ...

Bioluminescent algae are a group of tiny marine organisms that can produce an ethereal glow in the dark. While the phenomenon may occur in any region or sea depth, some of the most stunning ...

After about a week of beach closures in Lake Geneva due to dangerous blue-green algae, the city announced in a Facebook post that all beach swimming restrictions have been lifted as of Friday ...

Four of the City of Lake Geneva's beaches remain closed due to blue-green algae, a bloom that can produce toxins that can make humans and animals sick, or even cause them to die in some cases.

UPDATE at 10:00am on August 27, 2024: The Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services slowly reopens beaches as it continues to monitor the spread of blue-green algae across Geneva Lake.

It's understood that large volumes of algae have clogged filters. Only one bulk pipeline is open to move water from the treatment works to the city’s reservoirs. This has resulted in a much ...

Recently the Duval County Health Department issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae in the St. Johns River. The cause of the bloom has been attributed to excess nutrients in the river ...

The Walworth County Health Department shut down the public beach at Lake Geneva because of a toxic blue-green algae bloom. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Geneva ...

An empty beach as health officials closed off the entrance due to a harmful algae bloom. The Wisconsin DNR closed the beach at Big Foot Beach State Park as well. GLEA and Walworth County Public ...

Mother Nature has at least one more hot weekend in store for Iowans this summer. So, if you're headed to a beach to cool down, don't forget to check water quality reports before you head out ...