Ecological disaster for the day

Rico says his friend Kelley sends along a link to this Yahoo news story by Mike Krumboltz, with the notation Rico might have a comment (as if):

Come on in, the water's... green. In Qingdoo in the Shandong Province of China, the coastal waters are covered with algae called enteromopha prolifera. The algae is not poisonous and doesn't affect water quality, but there are concerns about how it may affect local sealife, and whether it might spur a drop in tourism. Not everyone, it seems, wants to look like the Incredible Hulk while swimming.
So, what exactly is going on here? According to CNN, researchers aren't entirely sure what's behind the green invasion. One expert told the network that it's possible that the lush green algae plume may have something to do with "the change in the environment", but is mum when it comes to specifics.
Regardless, the bright green goop has inspired a slew of amazing photographs. In some photos, the algae, which now covers two hundred square miles of the Yellow Sea, looks so thick that it resembles a fairway on a golf course.