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an algae bloom around Florida is documented by a satellite

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Seeing Algae from Space

In November 2004, scientists confirmed an algae bloom off the West Coast of...

The bright, brilliant swirls of blue and green seen from space are a phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea.

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Geoengineering Phytoplankton Blooms

The bright, brilliant swirls of blue and green seen from space are a phytoplankton...

The Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.

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Where the Amazon Meets the Ocean

Even though the Amazon River and the ocean seem very different—the river is...

An algal bloom, also known as a red tide, has converted the ocean's surf to a red color

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Red Tide

In the ocean, microscopic forms of algae, known as dinoflagellates, can "bloom"...