In early June, people in the area of Salem, the capital city of the American state of Oregon, received a warning on their cellphones. City officials sent a message that read: “Civil emergency. Prepare for action.” Within half an hour, the officials sent out a second message. They explained they were not warning of possible violence. The emergency was dangerous bacteria in the city’s drinking water. Microscopic plant-life called algae had suddenly appeared and spread in the local water supply. These so-called algae blooms poison water. Such events are increasing in lakes across the United States. Researchers say the rise in algae blooms is connected to the planet’s rising temperature, or global warming. The researchers say this raises more questions about the effects global warming might have on human health.
Title: Warming Climate Spreads Dangerous Algae
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/algae_spread.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Warming Climate Spreads Dangerous Algae' data-article-id='3209'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12625'>In early June, people in the area of Salem, the capital city of the American state of Oregon, received a warning on their cellphones.</span> <span data-start-time='12625' data-end-time='16813'>City officials sent a message that read:</span> <span data-start-time='16813' data-end-time='19042'>“Civil emergency.</span> <span data-start-time='19042' data-end-time='21583'>Prepare for action.”</span> <span data-start-time='21583' data-end-time='28000'>Within half an hour, the officials sent out a second message.</span> <span data-start-time='28000' data-end-time='32875'>They explained they were not warning of possible violence.</span> <span data-start-time='32875' data-end-time='38979'>The emergency was dangerous bacteria in the city’s drinking water.</span> <span data-start-time='38979' data-end-time='47875'>Microscopic plant-life called algae had suddenly appeared and spread in the local water supply.</span> <span data-start-time='47875' data-end-time='52708'>These so-called algae blooms poison water.</span> <span data-start-time='52708' data-end-time='58542'>Such events are increasing in lakes across the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='58542' data-end-time='68083'>Researchers say the rise in algae blooms is connected to the planet’s rising temperature, or global warming.</span> <span data-start-time='68083' data-end-time='77333'>The researchers say this raises more questions about the effects global warming might have on human health.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/algae_spread.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=11047 data-hint-location='58542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/what_does_global_warming_mean.m4a'>What does global warming mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='rising planet temperature'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/microscopic_plant_life.m4a'><span>microscopic plant life</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/possible_violence.m4a'><span>possible violence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/rising_planet_temperature.m4a'><span>rising planet temperature</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/increase_bacteria_in_water.m4a'><span>increase bacteria in water</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=11048 data-hint-location='47875' 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class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/the_emergency_was_dangerous__blank_.m4a'>The emergency was dangerous <span class='blank'>bacteria</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='bacteria'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/warming.m4a'><span>warming</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/bacteria.m4a'><span>bacteria</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/plant_life.m4a'><span>plant life</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2649/invasion.m4a'><span>invasion</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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