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San Francisco Bay

The Changing Bay

Peer into San Francisco Bay and you probably won't see much, thanks to the murky water the bay is known for. But over the past decade, scientists have made a surprising discovery -- the bay's water is clearing. As Lauren Sommer reports, clearer water is not always good news.

http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/quest/2011/05/2011-05-30-quest.mp3

Peer into San Francisco Bay and you probably won't see much, thanks to the murky water the bay is known for. But over the past decade, scientists have made a surprising discovery -- the bay's water is clearing. As Lauren Sommer reports, clearer water is not always good news.

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