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Blooms in the Sea of Marmara
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Blooms in the Sea of Marmara

Freshened surface water and abundant nutrients lead to an explosion of algae in the inland sea.

Published May 31, 2015

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Bloomin’ Black Sea
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Bloomin’ Black Sea

Phytoplankton color the water with a burst of spring growth.

Published May 19, 2012

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Turquoise Swirls in the Black Sea
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Turquoise Swirls in the Black Sea

Phytoplankton thrive after an influx of nutrient-rich river water.

Published Jun 12, 2017

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Dead Sea
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Dead Sea

In the Jordan rift valley, the continents of Africa and Asia are pulling apart from each other, and the land in between has been subsiding for millennia. The sinking has created the Dead Sea.

Published Dec 25, 2005

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Bloom in the Black Sea
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Bloom in the Black Sea

Phytoplankton and stirred up sediments deliver a splash of spring color to the Black Sea.

Published May 13, 2016

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Black Sea in Bloom
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Black Sea in Bloom

Published May 8, 2002

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Dalmatian Coastline near Split, Croatia
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Dalmatian Coastline near Split, Croatia

This astronaut photo from April 9, 2009, shows the Dalmatian coastline of the Adriatic Sea around Split, Croatia.

Published May 4, 2009

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Black Sea Becomes Turquoise
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Black Sea Becomes Turquoise

Published May 24, 2002

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Sor Kaydak, Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan
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Sor Kaydak, Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan

Salt and algae color the landscape and water around this marsh that lies below global sea level.

Published Jun 11, 2012

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A Sea of Color and Wind
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A Sea of Color and Wind

Phytoplankton and sediment produced a vivid display in this relatively shallow sea between Great Britain and northern Europe.

Published Apr 9, 2020

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Ice on the Caspian Sea
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Ice on the Caspian Sea

Multiple factors likely contribute to the formation of ice on the northern Caspian Sea.

Published Mar 30, 2013

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Getting Saltier
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Getting Saltier

As water levels drop in the Dead Sea, salt is piling up on the lakebed.

Published Jul 31, 2019

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Plume over the Caspian Sea
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Plume over the Caspian Sea

A hazy plume drifted over the northern end of the Caspian Sea in early April 2008. The translucent plume swirling over the water contrasts with the nearby opaque white clouds. The plume might result partly from smoke from springtime agricultural fires in farmland north of the sea.

Published Apr 16, 2008

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Watercolor Painting of Water Colors
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Watercolor Painting of Water Colors

A colorful image of the Arabian Sea shows the various types of activities occurring in the waters.

Published Dec 27, 2018

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A Lush Laptev Palette
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A Lush Laptev Palette

A colorful mixture of dissolved organic matter and sediments help trace the sea’s otherwise invisible currents and eddies.

Published Oct 13, 2020

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Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Gulf of St. Lawrence

Located in eastern Canada, the Gulf of St. Lawrence owes many of its unique characteristics to its geography. Sea water flows into and out of the gulf through only two channels. Currents and tides sweep cold, Arctic seawater through the narrow Strait of Belle Isle in the north. In the south, the wider Cabot Strait admits warmer water from the Atlantic Gulf Stream. With no other outlet to the Atlantic, the Gulf of St. Lawrence is relatively isolated.

Published Apr 12, 2008

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