A recent paper in the journal "Nature" reports that although the 2019–20 Australian brushfires produced 700 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, they also resulted in a massive phytoplankton bloom larger in size than all of Australia that absorbed carbon dioxide as part of the photosynthesis process. The smoke also deposited approximately three times the amount of iron normally found in the ocean.
A recent paper in the journal Nature reports that although the Australian brushfires produced 700 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, they also resulted in a massive phytoplankton bloom larger than all of Australia that absorbed carbon dioxide as part of the photosynthesis process. The smoke deposited approximately three times the amount of iron that is normally found in the ocean and is vital for phytoplankton growth.
A recent paper in the journal "Nature" reports that although the Australian brushfires produced 700 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, they also resulted in a massive phytoplankton bloom larger than all of Australia that absorbed carbon dioxide as part of the photosynthesis process. The smoke deposited approximately three times the amount of iron normally found in the ocean.
A recent paper in the journal "Nature" reports that although the 2019–20Australian brushfires produced 700 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, they also resulted in a massive phytoplankton bloom larger insizethan all of Australia that absorbed carbon dioxide as part of the photosynthesis process. The smokealso deposited approximately three times the amount of iron normally found in the ocean.
