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Beyond Toledo: Toxic Water in a Hotter World

Beyond Toledo: Toxic Water in a Hotter World By: Karen Baumert   In August 2014, Toledo, Ohio’s tap water became undrinkable, leaving about 500,000 people without water.  The cause:  a toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie near Toledo’s water intake.  To talk about how global climate change affects the occurrence …