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Bloom Time in the Barents Sea

Arctic waters near Norway’s Bear Island teemed with tiny plant-like organisms that painted the seas turquoise-blue and green.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published August 9, 2025
Data acquired August 5, 2025

Source:
Aqua > MODIS