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Lake Erie’s HAB season comes to an end

Two images of Lake Erie showing HAB from 2022 on left and 2023 on the right

Lake Erie’s summer harmful algal bloom season has come to an end, and @NOAA and partners have issued the final bulletin. The 2023 western Lake Erie cyanobacterial bloom had a severity index of 5.3, which is moderately severe, and less intense than 2022.

Learn more about Lake Erie’s HAB season  https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/2023-lake-erie-algal-bloom-more-severe-than-predicted-by-seasonal-forecast/