Several Southern California lakes are being impacted by earlier than normal toxic algae blooms that could cause serious harm to humans and animals alike.
Experts say that the natural algae blooms are starting earlier than ever, and lasting even longer, for a number of reasons, including climate change that increases water temperatures, carbon dioxide and UV light. Additionally, several unusually wet winters have filled local reservoirs to historic levels, helping stir up nutrients that were previously settled at the bottom.
In Lake Elsinore on Friday, dead fish could be seen floating in the scum on the outskirts of the water, just months after city officials boasted of cleaner waters and record water levels. 'February and March and even April, the lake was crystal clear,' said Adam Gufarotti, a spokesperson for the city. 'We were seeing visibility of over 16 feet, which is amazing, but as the temps warm up, we get more and more algae.
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