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                                Toxic Algae Are a Menace. Humans Are Giving Them Ammunition.
                            
			                                Nexus Media                                        
	                                                                
Jul 26, 2020 12:06PM EDTHome

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 Matteo Farinella
Art by Matteo Farinella, written by Jeremy Deaton
Algal blooms are killing wildlife and making people sick. Here’s how we aided their reign of terror.
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Matteo Farinella is a neuroscientist-turned-cartoonist who uses comics to explain science. You can follow him @matteofarinella. Jeremy Deaton writes for Nexus Media, a nonprofit climate change news service. You can follow him @deaton_jeremy.
Reposted with permission from Nexus Media. 

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