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Chile's red tide outbreak recedes, giving fishermen a break
2016-05-30 23:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An unusually widespread and deadly "red tide" outbreak in southern Chile's fishing-rich waters is abating, a top scientist said on Monday, giving some reprieve to communities that depend on the Pacific Ocean for their livelihoods. The red tide - an algal bloom that turns the sea water red and makes seafood toxic - is a common, naturally recurring phenomenon in southern Chile. But abnormally high water temperatures spurred by the El Nio weather system this year helped fuel the current outbreak...
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