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Perma-Blooms off Mauritania
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Published May 8, 2020
In a bay off the coast of northwest Africa, conditions are almost always just right for phytoplankton blooms.
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A Sea of Color and Wind
Published April 9, 2020
Phytoplankton and sediment produced a vivid display in this relatively shallow sea between Great Britain and northern Europe.
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Hints of Spring in the Atlantic
Published March 9, 2020
The season is a time of great change, turbulence, and productivity in northern waters.
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Bloom in McMurdo Sound
Published January 28, 2020
Off the coast of Antarctica, vibrant green phytoplankton swirls amidst the sea ice.
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Susquehanna Sediment in the Chesapeake Bay
Published November 7, 2019
Sediment-rich water flowed down the river after a string of strong thunderstorms hit central Pennsylvania.
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Eerie Blooms in Lake Erie
Published August 14, 2019
In July 2019, a severe toxic algal bloom began spreading over the western basin of Lake Erie.
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Scientists Discover the Biggest Seaweed Bloom in the World
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Published July 8, 2019
The record-breaking belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, and it is likely here to stay.
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Beauty and a Burden in the Norwegian Sea
Published June 6, 2019
Harmless phytoplankton put on a stunning display, while another less-visible species wreaked havoc on salmon farms.
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Bloom in the Parent Stream
Published June 4, 2019
Fueled by the Oyashio current, the waters off of northeastern Japan support a bounty of phytoplankton and fishes.
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A Bloom after the Storm
Published April 3, 2019
Tropical cyclone Veronica appears to have stirred up swirls of phytoplankton.
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Summer Blooms in the Baltic and Barents
Published July 23, 2018
Phytoplankton and blue-green algae blooms off of Scandinavia seem to be particularly intense this summer.
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Summer Blooms in North American Lakes
Published July 18, 2018
Cyanobacteria have become a regular summer phenomenon in Lake Okeechobee and Lake Erie.
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