Iron in Sea can Help Combat Climate Change

Scientists at the university of Liverpool have found that adding iron to the sea could alleviate the impact of climate change.The team showed that much of the algae, which grow when iron is added to the sea, Dies and falls into the deep ocean, taking with it the carbon it has absorbed. they added several tonners of iron sulphate to 167 sq. km patch within an ocean eddy near antarctica which within a week, head Caused a large algae growth in the iron- limited but nutrient -rich ocean region. although algae, which Consists of microscopic marine plants and photosynthetic microbes, grows naturally in the ocean, there is only limited iron in sea water in this region, so adding iron makes it possible to grow algae.