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"Crazy Green" Algae Pools Seen in Antarctic Sea
Description: "Crazy green" pools teeming with life have been found among remote Antarctic sea ice, scientists say-and they may be a global warming boon. A recent scientific expedition studied the blooms while plying the Amundsen Sea's polynya, a region of seasonally open water surrounded by sea ice. [Source: National Geographic News]
URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/02/110228-antarctica-green-algae-bloom-global-warming-science-environment/
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Source: National Geographic News
Publish Date: 2/28/2011
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