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marine ecosystem
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Review: Human pollution fuels record Sargassum seaweed blooms
A landmark 40-year review reveals how nutrient pollution from human activity has dramatically increased the nitrogen content in Sargassum, fueling massive seaweed blooms across the Atlantic Ocean.
Panama’s vital ocean upwelling fails for the 1st time
Scientists report the unprecedented failure of the Gulf of Panama’s annual upwelling, a critical ocean process that has been predictable for at least four decades, raising alarms about climate impacts.