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Lake Atitlan: Harmful Algal Bloom
December 10, 2009 | NASA Earth Observatory

NASA’s Earth Observatory has a satellite image of a harmful algal bloom swirling over the surface of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. The bloom is thought to be in response to sewage contamination, deforestation runoff and agricultural runoff.


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