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Europe's swim spots hit by toxic algae 'Armageddon'
Original: In Pictures: ‘Armageddon’ at Europe’s Swim Spots Linked to Climate Change and Factory Farm Pollution
Environmental reporters describe scenes likened to 'Armageddon' at popular swimming spots across Europe, where blooms of toxic algae are closing waters to swimmers. The deterioration is being linked to climate change warming rivers and lakes, alongside nutrient runoff from intensive factory farming. The coverage pairs photographs of affected sites with reporting on agricultural pollution driving the outbreaks.
Why now: Summer swimming season is under way and reports of algae-choked bathing waters connect two urgent public concerns: climate change and industrial farming pollution.
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- In Pictures: ‘Armageddon’ at Europe’s Swim Spots Linked to Climate Change and Factory Farm Pollution · DeSmog
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