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Sea foam blown onto Druridge Bay beach, Northumberland, by a strong onshore wind.

I've never seen anything like this amount of the stuff before. While it's a novel thing to see, and kind of fun to watch dogs play in, it's disturbing to find that it may be a harbinger of changes afoot in the North Sea and in the global climate.

The foam is formed (according to the site below) by a micro-organism called phaeocystis. With excessive nutrients, it blooms out of control and forms large gelatinous blobs. When whipped up by wind and waves, they become sea foam. The blooms also produce a volatile sulphur compound that contributes to climate change.

europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinfsup/en/world4.htm
Date Taken on 26 February 2006, 14:14
Source Sea Foam - Harbinger of Change
Author Akuppa John Wigham from Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Akuppa at https://flickr.com/photos/90664717@N00/104755797. It was reviewed on 3 July 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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