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ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘 on Nostr: 2. "there are three plausible contributing factors to the bloom: •The ongoing ...

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"there are three plausible contributing factors to the bloom:

•The ongoing marine heatwave impacting southern Australian waters since September 2024, with water temperatures 2.5°C warmer than usual, as well as relatively calm marine conditions with little wind and small swells.

•The 2022-23 River Murray flood washing extra nutrients into the sea.

•An unprecedented cold-water upwelling that occurred in the summer of 23-24, which has brought nutrient-rich water to the surface."

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