Strong El Nino Events Have a Big Impact on Phytoplankton (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Strong El Nino Events Have a Big Impact on Phytoplankton

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Strong El Nino events have a big impact on phytoplankton (in green), especially when the warm water pushes far to the east of the Pacific Ocean, as in 1997.

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Credits: NASA/Goddard

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