Noctiluca scintillans algae blooms can soak up all the oxygen in the water, killing fish and coral.
Researchers suspect that higher water temperatures due to climate change could be responsible for more frequent and intense blooms. https://go.nasa.gov/42xvhhx
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Deadly Blooms in the Gulf of Mannar
Though Noctiluca scintillans blooms have long been noted in the shallow gulf, they have become more frequent and intense since 2019.go.nasa.gov
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