Five of Israel’s six coastal plants, which provide about 80% of the country’s potable water, have been clogged by microalgae, exposing the fragility of one of the world’s most sophisticated water purification systems.

Five of Israel’s six coastal plants, which provide about 80% of the country’s potable water, have been clogged by microalgae, exposing the fragility of one of the world’s most sophisticated water purification systems. ↧ Massive algae bloom exposes fragility of Israel’s advanced water ... “We thought about a missile or a cyberattack, but we never thought about algae,” one analyst told NBC News.