P461 Teletext 461 Aug27 21:42:41 ———————————————————————————————p HEAT LEADS TO POISON ALGAE Hot weather has brought an increase of posoinous algae in East Anglia. Cyanophyta, a toxic blue-green algae, has been seen in many waterways. Norfolk Police have been forced to cancel their annual Splash! water sports for children on Filbz Broad. A dog died there recently after drinking from the broad. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Are you on the Eco Scene? 448 CLUB 440 - TOPS FOR TEENS p440 Go Green Global Events Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Aug27 21:35:00 ———————————————————————————————— EARTH LOSING 74 SPECIES A DAY Species are becoming extinct at an alarming rate, a biodiversity conference in Wales has revealed. Some 27,000 species are lost each year - 74 a day or three an hour. They are extinct before scientists are able to name them, Prof Edward Wilson of Harvard University says. The majority are microscopic creatures and insects, destroyed bz changing habitats. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Are you on the Eco Scene? 448 CLUB 440 - TOPS FOR TEENS p440 Go Green Global Events Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Aug27 21:41:45 ———————————————————————————————— MORE WATER THAN IN 1976 DROUGHT England and Wales still has more water than in the 1976 drought, says the National Rivers Authority. The NRA verdict came as water company bosses complained they were facing in some respects the most extreme summer for 300 or 400 years. But NRA director of water management Dr Clive Swinnjrton did say that lack of rain had taken its toll on river levels ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Are you on the Eco Scene? 448 CLUB 440 m TOPS FOR TEENS p440 Go Green Global Events Club 440