Thursday, 3 July 2008

China's latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom


A Chinese military officer cleans up a beach covered with blue green algae in Qingdao, eastern China, Thursday, July 3, 2008. China's latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom that covers one third of the sea where the world's best sailors are supposed to be competing in just over a month.

Chinese military officers cleaning up a beach thick with blue green algae in Qingdao, eastern China, Thursday, July 3, 2008. China's latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom that covers one third of the sea where the world's best sailors are supposed to be competing in just over a month.

Chinese military officers clean up a beach covered with blue green algae in Qingdao, eastern China, Thursday, July 3, 2008. China's latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom that covers one third of the sea where the world's best sailors are supposed to be competing in just over a month.

A Chinese military officer digs into a thick layer of blue green algae invading a beach in Qingdao, eastern China, Thursday, July 3, 2008. China's latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom that covers one third of the sea where the world's best sailors are supposed to be competing in just over a month.

A crab lays dead amongst a clump of blue green algae that has clogged a beach in Qingdao, eastern China, Thursday, July 3, 2008. China's latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom that covers one third of the sea where the world's best sailors are supposed to be competing in just over a month.

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