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Resource Title:Desert Dust Kills Florida Fish
Description:This news article details a red tide event that was spread across the Atlantic by a combination of storms in the Sahara Desert region and easterly trade winds that spread fertilized or nutrient overloaded soils to the Gulf of Mexico and Florida coastal regions. The article includes options to listen to the story via streaming audio and downloading capability. It also features colorful pictures and animations provided by NASA satellites. Related weblinks are included.

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Author NASA
Patrick L. Barry
Grade Level General Public
Informal Education
Language En
Publisher / Resource Provider NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center
Resource Format Text/html
Resource Type Audio/Visual
Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Broadcast
Event
Image
Movie/Animation
Photograph
Reference Material
Report
Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Scientific Visualization
Text
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Subject Keyword(s) Astronomy
Biology
Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine
Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column
Biology:Microbiology
Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health
Earth Science
Environmental Science
HABs
Harmful Algal Blooms
Physical Sciences
Phytoplankton
Science
Space Sciences