Dust Storm helping Scientists study Ocean Ecosystem
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02 Oct 2009 - 18 Jan 2016
Sydney's worst dust storm in 60 years is giving scientists a chance to study how much an infusion of iron can alter the ocean's ecosystems. Satellite images from NASA breaking down chlorophyll levels in oceans around the world taken before and after last week's dust storm show a marked increase in algae growth in the Tasman Sea, between Australia and New Zealand.
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