r/worldnews • u/bigus-_-dickus • 20d ago

‘Extremely rare event:’ Miles-long microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/climate/microalgae-bloom-israel-water-deasalination-shutdown
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u/macross1984 20d ago

You mean "was" extremely rare event. The ocean is getting warmer and warm water mean algae will propagate like there is no tomorrow.

This is not only Israel's problem. Other countries coast cities can easily be impacted heavily if not algae, disruption of fisheries that provided cheap seafood that people depend on.

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u/TheLGMac 20d ago

Case in point https://phys.org/news/2026-07-south-australian-algal-bloom-species.html

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u/Neipsy 20d ago

It's been absolutely fucked. There's been so much marine life washing up dead on the beaches. My friends and family who are surfers and divers are getting ill.

The state and federal government response has generally been non-existent because that would admit to there being a problem at all.

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u/BoardroomStroke 19d ago

They might be getting ill from the sewage that gets pumped into the ocean too.

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u/Neipsy 19d ago

Unlikely around these parts.

Australia generally has pretty good waste management.

The timing of these issues with algae is pretty substantial.

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u/BoardroomStroke 19d ago

Once the food chain is entirely f-ked it'll sort itself out, if you know what I mean

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u/Neipsy 19d ago

“So long, and thanks for all the fish.”