"Give me a half-tanker of iron and I'll give you an ice age."
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Reported in Ellen J. Prager and Sylvia A. Earle, The Oceans (McGraw-Hill, 2000) p. 133
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John H. Martin
John H. Martin (February 27, 1935 – June 18, 1993), was an American oceanographer, known for his research work at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.
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