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Algae invade China Olympic venue
Bbc.co.uk
As the 2008 Olympics are on their way, it's interesting to read that Chinese authorities blame global warming for their algae problems, especially when they were discovered to have poored all their sewage into that same area- scientists diagnosed this as the real cause for algae bloom...
"More than 10,000 people have been mobilised in the Chinese city of Qingdao to clean up green algae, which have invaded the Olympic sailing venue.
The algae had arrived in late May and now covered 13,000 sq km (5,000 sq miles) of sea, Xinhua news agency said.
They occupy almost a third of the area that will be used for the sailing competition during the 9-21 August Olympic Games.
Officials estimate that the clean-up will take two more weeks.
'Smelly'
Richard Zheng from Qingdao told the BBC News website that a number of his fellow students had been involved in the clean-up effort.
"There is really too much algae. When I go to the beach, I can smell it and it is really quite smelly - a bit like a soup we drink in restaurants," he said. "...
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The algae had arrived in late May and now covered 13,000 sq km (5,000 sq miles) of sea, Xinhua news agency said.
They occupy almost a third of the area that will be used for the sailing competition during the 9-21 August Olympic Games.
Officials estimate that the clean-up will take two more weeks.
'Smelly'
Richard Zheng from Qingdao told the BBC News website that a number of his fellow students had been involved in the clean-up effort.
"There is really too much algae. When I go to the beach, I can smell it and it is really quite smelly - a bit like a soup we drink in restaurants," he said. "...
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