UK's Largest Lake 'Dying' as Algae Blooms Worsen

UK's Largest Lake, Lough Neagh, "Dying" As Toxic Blue-Green Algae Grows

For the third year running, toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland.

UK's largest lake 'dying' as algae blooms worsen

For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland.

UK's Largest Lake 'Dying' As Algae Blooms Worsen

For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland.

UK's Largest Lake 'dying' As Algae Blooms Worsen - Pakistan Live News

Birds feed on the shore of Lough Neagh covered in Blue-green algae, in Northern Ireland, on August 22, 2025.— AFP For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland. But this summer, the thick green veneer— so widespread it is visible from space—has been worse than ever, according to locals living near the Northern Ir…