[...] New Trigger For North Atlantic Phytoplankton Blooms DiscoveredPlanetSave.comEvery year, in the North Atlantic Ocean, there occurs what's known as the North Atlantic Bloom. It's caused an immense number of phytoplankton bursting into existence. The seawater first turns green, and then whitish, as a progression of different …Swirling currents fuel huge blooms in North Atlanticmsnbc.comSwirling ocean prompts plankton blooms, suggests studyChristian Science MonitorNew trigger for plankton 'blooms' foundUPI.comThe Bunsen Burner -Bangor Daily News -Kansas City infoZineall 33 news articles » [...]“Springtime blooms of microscopic plants in the ocean absorb enormous quantities of carbon dioxide, much like our forests, emitting oxygen via photosynthesis. Their growth contributes to the oceanic uptake of carbon dioxide, amounting globally to about one-third of the carbon dioxide we put into the air each year through the burnin!
g of fossil fuels. An important question is how this ‘biological pump’ for carbon might change in the future as our climate evolves.”<br />http://planetsave.com/2012/07/07/new-trigger-for-north-atlantic-phytoplankton-blooms-discovered/
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