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NOAA develops Great Lakes algal bloom forecasts

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — An experimental system that uses satellite data and computer modeling will help forecast the direction and intensity of ugly, smelly algae blobs in the Great Lakes, scientists said Thursday.

The system was brought online this summer for Lake Erie, where the problem is particularly acute. But it eventually may be used elsewhere in the lakes and along ocean coasts,...

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