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A phytoplankton bloom originally imaged on April 10, 2003, was still ongoing as of April 14. This Aqua MODIS image shows fires (marked with red dots) in South Africa’s Western Cape and a colorful bloom in the waters of the Atlantic off shore.
Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
On May 1, 2003, a MODIS image shows a bloom of marine organisms still coloring the waters of Western Cape, South Africa.
A NASA satellite detected a darkening of the water off the coast of Brazil. Early indications suggest it is a bloom of an unusual species of protist.
Acquired February 9, 2010, this true-color image shows jewel-toned water caused by a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Argentina. Roughly mimicking the coastline, the bloom forms a giant semicircle in the Atlantic Ocean.