Miami Beach Algae Bloom

This juxtapose shows a before and after of the algae blooms that overtook the waters surrounding Miami, Florida, forcing the closure of six beaches in 2019. According to the recently released World Ocean Assessment, algae blooms such as these are among the leading drivers of dead zones in the ocean (areas where aquatic life cannot survive because the oxygen levels are too low). The assessment also reveals the number of “dead zones” in the ocean has increased by nearly double in the past decade.

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