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15 June 2024 / The Nome Nugget
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NOAA researchers study sea ice retreat, link to harmful algal blooms

Nome, Alaska, United States

NOAA researchers are studying the connection between sea ice retreat and harmful algal blooms in the Bering Sea, aiming to improve prediction and monitoring tools for these events that pose risks to public health and marine ecosystems.


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Satellite image of Bering Sea algal bloom
Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE