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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
If the closure does go ahead and that is then followed by a very hot August, then we are likely so see the canal being swamped by thick algae growth - the nasty, green stuff which you see in stagnant ponds.
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Not only is it unpleasant to look at, it also has a negative effect on the waters ecological balance, thereby upsetting the waters ecosystem leading to "Dead stretches" of water which then suffer from diminished flora & fauna, not a pleasant thought.
I read about it yesterday
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...t-2025712.html