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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruptions Along the Coast of Namibia
Published May 13, 2004
People living along Namibia’s desert coast have long been familiar with the rotten-egg smell that periodically emanates from the Atlantic Ocean. With an economy that is largely based on fishing, the locals are also used to seeing millions of fish die whenever the unpleasant scent fills the air. The smell and the fish die-off are caused by hydrogen sulfide erupting from decaying plants on the sea floor. On May 12, 2004, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of a hydrogen sulfide eruption in progress.
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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruptions along the Coast of Namibia
Published April 21, 2004
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Hydrogen Sulfide Eruption Along the Coast of Namibia
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Phytoplankton Bloom in the North Sea
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Phytoplankton off South African Coast
Published April 25, 2003
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Plume off the Coast of South Africa
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