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USC Sea Grant researchers find toxic algae thrives in a warmer ocean, a new challenge to healthy coastal habitats
Charlotte Stevenson, Science Writer, USC Sea Grant It was hard for many West Coasters not to feel like they were part of an Armageddon-like movie