Stirring Up a Bloom

Off the coast of Argentina, two strong ocean currents stirred up a colorful brew of floating nutrients and microscopic plant life. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of a massive phytopla
Off the coast of Argentina, two strong ocean currents stirred up a colorful brew of floating nutrients and microscopic plant life. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of a massive phytopla. (Image credit: Norman Kuring / NASA)

Off the coast of Argentina, two strong ocean currents stirred up a colorful brew of floating nutrients and microscopic plant life.

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