During the annual harmful algal bloom forecast hosted by the Ohio Sea Grant’s Stone Laboratory at Put-in-Bay, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientist Rick Stumpf predicted that this summer’s harmful algal bloom (HAB) on Lake Erie will be mild.Â
Stumpf said that the severity index value is likely to reach a value of 3.0 but could range up to 4.0-4.5 if July is particularly wet. NOAA climate forecasts currently indicate that slightly higher odds of higher-than-average rainfall is expected for western Lake Erie.
