Phys.Org: Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that adding iron to the sea could alleviate the impact of climate change. The team showed that much of the algae which grows when iron is added to the sea dies and falls into the deep ocean, taking with it the carbon it has absorbed. They added several tons of iron sulphate to a 1,67sq km patch within an ocean eddy near Antarctica which, within a week, had caused a large algae growth in the iron-limited but nutrient-rich ocean region. Although...
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