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Kevin Wolf's avatar

Excellent summary on helping ocean deserts bloom and sequester carbon. Phytoplankton feeds the food chain When those animals respire below 100m (e.g. anchovies at night) that CO2 dissolves and stays in solution for decades, even 100s of years. When organic matter from decaying zooplankton and diatoms remineralize into their base elements, that carbon sequesters for generations. When iron is added and phytoplankton grows, the blooms often attract fish and whales that cause vertical mixing. This brings nitrogen and nutrients from deeper levels to the surface which can keep the bloom going. Mimicking nature by adding iron and missing minerals is an inexpensive way to sequester carbon and help restore our oceans. Kevin Wolf, Co-chair Ocean Iron Fertilizatioin Alliance, https://oifalliance.org kevinjwolf @ gmail.com

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DougAz's avatar

Another fascinating article!. Thanks!

Living in the Sonoran desert of Tucson, here is the biggest problem. While obviously we need water and more of it, we lack an essential ingredient - Humidity.

Even fully watered plants will desiccate by mid day in our 95 to 105F, 5 to 15% RH. And we have dust.

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