Ocian Bloom

A recent study highlights how dust from drought-stricken southern Africa fueled an exceptional phytoplankton bloom southeast of Madagascar during the 2019/2020 southern hemisphere spring and summer. The bloom, spanning 2,000km², was caused by nutrient-rich dust from regions like Namibia and Botswana, carried by winds and deposited into the Indian Ocean through intense rainfall. Satellite imagery […]

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