Environment
A Chinese Beach City Welcomes Its Annual Algae Bloom
The arrival of a million tons of green biomass to the beaches of Qingdao has become a summer rite of passage.
Grab your friends and a Facekini, it’s algae bloom season in Qingdao!
In what’s been a summertime rite of passage since 2007, the Chinese coastal city in the Shandong province reluctantly welcomes an ocean of sea lettuce to its beaches whenever the water temperature climbs into the 70s.