Global warming helping spread of micro-algae, forcing the closure of several beaches including popular Teresitas at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Tourists have been warned to avoid blooms of toxic micro-algae that have been proliferating in hot weather in the sea off Spain’s Canary Islands. The algae are a type of bacteria, trichodesmium erythraeum, also known as sea sawdust, said Aleman. With the islands last year welcoming more than 13 million foreign tourists, local authorities were keen to reassure sun-seekers. Marta Sanson, professor of plant biology at Tenerife’s La Laguna university, said that “ideal conditions are allowing proliferation of these micro-algae”.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2017 00:33 UTC