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The funding would support conservation efforts in the Chagrin River Floodplain, reduce single-use plastics and introduce students to new trash-cleanup technology.

This year鈥檚 bloom is forecasted to measure 3.5 on the severity index compared to 6 last year.

This summer, the bloom is forecasted to be about the same as last year, meaning much of the lake will be safe to swim in most of the time, NOAA says.

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Lake Erie鈥檚 harmful algae bloom season is over for the year, and it wasn鈥檛 as bad as scientists expected. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranks this year鈥檚 algae bloom as relatively mild, a 3.6 on the agency鈥檚 bloom severity scale. That鈥檚 compared to an eight last year. The forecast in July predicted the bloom would be significant 鈥� a six.

Each year, scientists forecast just how bad the algae bloom will be on Lake Erie. And this summer, the green scum is already forming.Scientists predict a鈥�

Over the past two winters, the Great Lakes have had a below-average ice cover. And that鈥檚 expected to continue this year.One of ice climatologist Jia鈥�

A report released this month by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls 2016 the warmest year on record around the globe.A new report鈥�

A significant harmful algae bloom is predicted this summer in western Lake Erie.A significant harmful algae bloom is predicted this summer in western Lake鈥�

The more rain we have in the spring, the bigger the Lake Erie algae bloom in the summer. And it鈥檚 been a wet spring. Algae blooms in western Lake Erie are鈥�