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

People walk along decking above blue-green algae infested waters on the shores of Lough Neagh, 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.

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