University of Hawaii-Manoa: Kilauea Volcano Ash Prompts Largest Open Ocean Phytoplankton Bloom
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
MANOA, Hawaii, April 17 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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Kilauea volcano ash prompts largest open ocean phytoplankton bloom
When the Kilauea volcano erupted in May 2018 on Hawaii Island, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly 5 miles high. A new study by an international team of researchers--including from the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Scienc . . .
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Kilauea volcano ash prompts largest open ocean phytoplankton bloom
When the Kilauea volcano erupted in May 2018 on Hawaii Island, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly 5 miles high. A new study by an international team of researchers--including from the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Scienc . . .