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    16 hours ago

    There’s also the, cause massive algae blooms in-between shipping lanes to try to soak up lots of carbon.

    The method is by dumping millions of tons of iron ore dust into the open ocean.

    One guy tested it, and it did cause an algae bloom. He didn’t do smaller scale tests, just dumped a ton or so of iron ore dust into the ocean.

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        5 hours ago

        It can, or it can feed the ecosystem and cause a boom in fish populations. It really depends on where the bloom is and how big.