How desert dust nourishes the growth of phytoplankton at sea

Pasadena CA (JPL) May 11, 2023

For the past few decades, scientists have been observing natural ocean fertilization events – episodes when plumes of volcanic ash, glacial flour, wildfire soot, and desert dust blow out onto the sea surface and spur massive blooms of phytoplankton. But beyond these extreme events, there is a steady, long-distance rain of dust particles onto the ocean that promotes phytoplankton growth just abou
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