A dead shark, sick surfers and the four-month wait to warn the public The government knew a harmful toxin had been found in its algal bloom, but took months to update its health advice.

What the government knew about SA’s #toxic algal bloom and what it told the public

The #South_Australian government took months to update its #health advice after the discovery of a potentially harmful toxin in the state’s disastrous #algal_bloom

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Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first ever bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

Stripped of life: the deadly #South_Australia #algal_bloom is still spreading one year on

More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to #Australia’s first ever bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

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Interpreting the Effect of Generative Adversarial Network Application on Deep Learning Model Performance for Chlorophyll‐a Concentration Prediction in a Stream Using Explainable Artificial Intelligence Interpreting the effect of generative AI application on an algal bloom prediction model.

“Interpreting the Effect of Generative Adversarial Network Application on Deep Learning Model Performance for Chlorophyll-a Concentration Prediction in a Stream Using Explainable Artificial Intelligence”

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The sea is sick and has entered uncharted waters The disastrous algal bloom that has been, for at least six months, lapping at South Australia's shores has turned a coastline into a frontline, and has left many swimmers, surfers and seaside business...

Australia’s southern coast is in uncharted waters

As #Australia heads into summer, swimmers and surfers are flocking to the beaches. But an #algal_bloom has left the fate of the upcoming holiday season along parts of the country’s southern shoreline in the balance

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61 leafy seadragons, 604 Port Jackson sharks: logging the grim tally of death in South Australia’s algal bloom Experts say data reported by beachgoers is ‘hugely useful’ after a slow official response to disaster

61 leafy seadragons, 604 Port Jackson sharks: logging the grim tally of death in #South_Australia ‘s #algal_bloom

Experts say data reported by beachgoers is ‘hugely useful’ after a slow official response to disaster

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Over 11 gruesome kilometres, teams fill bag after bag of marine life killed by SA’s stubborn algal bloom As council workers collect up to 200kg of dead marine life a day, experts warn the disaster could take a mental toll on the community

Over 11 gruesome kilometres, teams fill bag after bag of marine life killed by #South_Australia stubborn #algal_bloom

As council workers collect up to 200kg of dead marine life a day, experts warn the disaster could take a mental toll on the community

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‘We’re trying to call on everybody that we can’: South Australia scrambles to fight its pulsating algal bloom State considers its options to control Karenia mikimotoi, which has left beaches littered with dead seaweed and sealife

‘We’re trying to call on everybody that we can’: #South_Australia scrambles to fight its pulsating #algal_bloom

State considers its options to control Karenia mikimotoi, which has left beaches littered with dead seaweed and sealife

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SA’s algal bloom ‘one of the worst marine disasters in living memory’, and driving force could rival black summer, experts say As Senate establishes inquiry into the ‘human-mediated disaster’, a report is calling for more long-term action

#South_Australia #algal_bloom ‘one of the worst marine disasters in living memory’, and driving force could rival black summer, experts say

As Senate establishes inquiry into the ‘human-mediated disaster’, a report is calling for more long-term action

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SA government calls for federal help for local industries as algal bloom continues South Australia's primary industries minister has written to her federal counterpart about "industry support" for fishers impacted by the ongoing algal bloom.

South Australian government calls for Commonwealth to support fishers as #algal_bloom continues

The algal bloom has been ravaging #South_Australia ‘s coastline since at least March

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Explainable artificial intelligence for the interpretation of ensemble learning performance in algal bloom estimation XAI quantifies the effects of environmental factors on algal bloom prediction models. Selecting highly-importance variables through XAI analysis shows stable modeling performance not using all variab....

“Explainable artificial intelligence for the interpretation of ensemble learning performance in algal bloom estimation”

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