Kīlauea volcano eruption fosters algae bloom in North Pacific Ocean

  • Pumping nutrient rich water from the deep ocean to the surface is one proposed way of increasing ocean productivity to repair fish stocks and sequester carbon.

    This volcano has provided a natural demonstration of this effect.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_fertilization

  • very interesting! could someone explain why the hot water would lead to deep, cold water being brought to the surface? I thought hot water is less dense than cold water. Wouldn't it just sit on the surface for a long time?

    Or is there just such a large amount of this extremely hot water that the mixing overtime generates movement across the board?