Australian bushfires trigger massive phytoplankton bloom in ocean: study

SYDNEY: SEPT. 16 – Researchers said smoke from Australia’s 2019 to 2020 bushfire season triggered a massive phytoplankton bloom in the ocean between South America and New Zealand.

The study was published in the Nature journal on Wednesday, and lead researcher Peter Strutton from the University of Tasmania said they found the links between the phytoplankton bloom and the smoke triggered by the bushfires.