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El Chichon and the plankton. (volcano in Mexico inhibited algal bloom in the Arabian Sea)
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June 1, 1993
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1993 Discover. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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EACH MAY, EACH ORDINARY MAY, the Arabian Sea blooms. As the Indian landmass begins to heat up in the spring sun, as the hot air rising over the land draws the monsoon wind northward over the sea, as the monsoon pushes the surface water northward and away from the African shore, as the surface water is replaced by water welling up from the ocean bottom that is rich in nitrates and phosphates--that is, in fertilizer--as all this happens, the Arabian Sea grows green with single-celled algae, or phytoplankton. But not in 1982: the monsoon that year was puzzlingly weak, and the spring bloom was a dud. Alan Strong believes he knows why. He blames the April 1982 eruption of the ...
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