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Bloom in the Gulf of Alaska
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Published June 25, 2016
Meltwater from Alaska’s glaciers washed into the Gulf of Alaska, delivering nutrients that gave rise to a colorful phytoplankton bloom.
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Phytoplankton in the North Sea
Published June 14, 2016
In mid-June 2016, satellites captured images of a bloom east of the Shetland Islands.
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Bloom in the Black Sea
Published May 13, 2016
Phytoplankton and stirred up sediments deliver a splash of spring color to the Black Sea.
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Sediments Betray Hidden Shipwrecks
Published March 12, 2016
Archaeologists and navigators have a new tool for locating shipwrecks in near-shore waters.
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Phytoplankton Blooms off the Falkland Islands
Published December 3, 2015
The swirling greens and blues are densely concentrated, microscopic plants growing on the surface of the ocean.
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The Chesapeake Watershed
Published October 17, 2015
It takes a lot of data and some patient, creative processing to make an image of the world’s third largest estuary system.
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Algae Boom in Lake Erie
Published August 4, 2015
The 2015 season could be severe in Lake Erie and surrounding waters.
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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruption Along the Coast of Namibia
Published February 20, 2015
Bacteria near the seafloor consume organic matter and produce prodigious amounts of gas that rises to the surface.
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Floating Pest
Published October 5, 2014
Water hyacinths may look beautiful, but communities along Lake Victoria are in a constant battle with the fast-spreading plant.
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Bloom in the Bering Sea
Published September 19, 2014
Changing conditions in the waters near Alaska promotes late summer phytoplankton growth.
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Dueling Blooms
Published August 10, 2014
Satellite imagers captured the transition from one blooming phytoplankton genus to another in the Barents Sea in the summer of 2014.
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Algae Bloom on Lake Erie
Published August 5, 2014
Microcystis blooms have become a regular occurrence on the lake. In 2014, the bloom was especially intense around the water intake for Toledo, Ohio, causing managers to warn residents not to consume public drinking water for several days.
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