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1. www.bbc.com › news › uk-northern-ireland-66998508Lough Neagh: Why is the UK's largest lake turning toxic green?

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   Oct 4, 2023 · Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK - it supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of Northern Ireland's overall.

2. www.bbc.com › news › articlesExecutive ministers approve Lough Neagh action plan - BBC

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   Jul 18, 2024 · Lough Neagh: Why has the UK's largest lake become green and toxic? Last year, the lough, the UK's largest freshwater lake, was blighted by large blooms of the potentially toxic blue-green...

3. www.bbc.com › news › uk-northern-ireland-66751451What does future hold for Lough Neagh, UK's largest ... - BBC

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   Oct 3, 2023 · After a summer of blue-green algae, bathing bans, and pondweed and silt causing problems for boats, Belfast City Council recently added its voice to calls for Lough Neagh to be brought into...

4. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › avWhy is this lake in Northern Ireland green? - BBC Newsround

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   Oct 16, 2023 · Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is a huge lake on the border of County Antrim. The lake has over 120 miles of shoreline and it is important for wildlife including birds and fish. But there have...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lough_NeaghLough Neagh - Wikipedia

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   The lough's English name derives from Irish Loch nEachach, meaning ' Eachaidh 's lake'. [6] At the start of the Plantation of Ulster, the English attempted to rename the lake 'Lough Sydney ' and 'Lough Chichester ', in honour of the Lord Deputies, but these did not supplant the older name.

6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-northern-ireland-67717507Lough Neagh: The year the UK's largest lake turned green - BBC

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   Jan 2, 2024 · After toxic algae caused havoc in Lough Neagh and further afield, what's in store for 2024?

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   Why is Lough Neagh a bad Lake?

   • Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is a huge lake on the border of County Antrim. The lake has over 120 miles of shoreline and it is important for wildlife including birds and fish. But there have been big problems in the lake because of something called blue green algae - and it appeared on the water over the summer.

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   What happened to Lough Neagh?

   • Last year, the lough, the UK's largest freshwater lake, was blighted by large blooms of the potentially toxic blue-green algae. It supplies about half of Belfast's drinking water and about 40% of Northern Ireland's overall. What does the future hold for Lough Neagh?

   Executive ministers approve Lough Neagh action plan - BBC

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   Is Lough Neagh a lake?

   • Lough Neagh (/ lɒxˈneɪ / lokh NAY; Irish: Loch nEathach [l̪ˠɔx ˈn̠ʲaha (x)]) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake on the island of Ireland and in the United Kingdom. It has a surface area of 151 square miles (392 square kilometres) and is about 19 miles (31 km) long and 9 miles (14 km) wide.

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   Why is Lough Neagh so toxic?

   • Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK - it supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of Northern Ireland's overall. And, for several months, it has been becoming increasingly green and toxic. A blue-green algal bloom over the summer has caused havoc, not just in Lough Neagh but right up to Northern Ireland's north coast.

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   How long is the shore of Lough Neagh?

   • 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Lough Neagh (/ lɒxˈneɪ / lokh NAY; Irish: Loch nEathach [l̪ˠɔx ˈn̠ʲaha (x)]) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake on the island of Ireland and in the United Kingdom.

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   Why did Andrew Muir visit Lough Neagh?

   • Andrew Muir visited the largest freshwater lake in these islands on his first full day of ministerial engagements. He met members of the Lough Neagh Partnership and toured the lough. Last year saw it blighted by unprecedented blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae.

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8. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-northern-ireland-68228276Lough Neagh: Solving lough problems 'high' on agenda - Muir - BBC

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   Feb 7, 2024 · Lough Neagh: Why has the UK's largest lake become green and toxic? The minister said while his ministerial inbox was "overflowing", the problems of Lough Neagh were "high up there" on his...