Volcanic ash may enhance phytoplankton growth in the ocean over 100 km away

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Oct 2, 2025, 10:30 am288 ptsTrending
A research group in Japan has suggested that ash released from volcanic eruptions on Nishinoshima Island—part of Japan's Ogasawara Islands—led to a temporary surge in phytoplankton levels in the seawater around Mukojima Island, which is located 130 km northeast of Nishinoshima and is also part of the…

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