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Coral Sea

Satellite imagery shows Tropical Cyclone Oma in white hovering over the South Pacific in blue, leaving a phytoplankton bloom in its wake.
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Tropical Cyclone Triggered Record Algal Bloom in the South Pacific

by Kirsten Steinke 2 May 20232 May 2023

In 2019, Tropical Cyclone Oma hovered over the Coral Sea in the South Pacific, leaving a massive algae bloom in its wake.

Artist’s rendering of a planet covered in magma
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Layered Zone Beneath Coral Sea Suggests Ancient Magma Ocean

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 4 February 202225 May 2022

Scientists studying South Pacific earthquakes suggest that an ultralow-velocity zone at the core-mantle boundary may be a remnant of a molten early Earth.

A school of fish swims in the Coral Sea.
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Heat Waves, More Than Coral Death, May Cause Fish to Flee Reefs

Ilima Loomis, Science Writer by Ilima Loomis 25 July 201815 November 2022

A study over a broad swath of the Great Barrier Reef shows that warming waters directly cause fish and invertebrates to leave the reef, making it harder for coral to recover from bleaching events.

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