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  1. Deep-sea mining could create clouds of sediment that smother life on the ocean floor. Scientists measured the plume of a prototype mining vehicle and found that it stayed close to the seabed, creating a turbidity current. The impact of such plumes on marine ecosystems is still unknown and highly debated.

    #DeepSeaMining #OceanSediment #TurbidityCurrent

    popsci.com/environment/deep-se

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  2. When it reached the ocean, the still-quite-turbid torrent triggered a #turbiditycurrent (underwater #avalanche) that travelled 10s of km down the #fjord. This process is explained in this superb video youtu.be/w120dWPlEX0