Heilongjiang Province is located in the northeast part of China, so it's freezing cold in winter.

黑龙江省在中国最北部，所以冬天的时候极其寒冷。

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In the past few years, a team of oceanographers studying the Arabian Sea has noticed that kinds of phytoplankton present during the Northeast (winter) Monsoon seem to be changing.

过去几年里，一队以阿拉伯海为研究对象的海洋学家已经注意到在东北季风(冬季)产生期间出现的浮游植物水华已经发生了改变。

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Blooms also happen in the winter, however, when northeast winds blow offshore.

然而，当冬季东北风吹向海洋时，水华也会出现。

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