Cyanobacteria found in several areas of Lake Winnipesaukee [Video]

RETURN TO THE SITE TO PHOTOGRAPH AND STUDY IT. A LAKE WATER ALERT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, OFFICIALS ISSUED TWO WARNINGS OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ALGAE BLOOMS ALONG PARTS OF LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE. THIS IS WHAT A BLOOM OF CYANOBACTERIA LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN FIND IT AT BREWSTER AND CAREY BEACHES IN WOLFEBORO AND AT BEACHES IN TUFTONBORO. IF THERE ARE NATURAL PART OF EVERY LAKE COMMUNITY AND AND THE PROBLEM COMES WHEN THEY BECOME THE DOMINANT, UH, ORGANISM IN THE WATER BODY, BIOLOGISTS SAY LIGHT, HEAT AND FERTILIZERS FROM LAWNS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS ARE WHAT CREATE THE BLOOMS, AND THAT THE MILDER WINTER HERE DID NOT HELP, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER. KEEP YOUR PETS AWAY FROM IT. TWO SYMPTOMS OF CYANOBACTERIA EXPOSURE CAN INCLUDE SKIN IRRITATION AND GASTROINTESTINAL