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Phytoplankton Levels Dropping


Researchers find that populations of microscopic marine plants - phytoplankton - have decreased by 1% per year in the northern hemisphere.
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[12-Sep-14] Researchers conducted an analysis using a NASA model in combination with ocean satellite data between 1998 and 2012. They found that populations of the microscopic marine plants, phytoplankton, decreased by 1% per year in the northern hemisphere.