Ship-swallowing GREEN BIO-STORM spotted FROM SPAAACE The European Space Agency (ESA) has spotted a new threat to Earth: a Ship-swallowing green “storm” in the Baltic sea. The storm is an algal bloom that, as of 7 August, occupied a decent slab of the sea and was said to be growing rapidly thanks to a handy (for algae) combination of warm weather and calm seas. The ESA craft …
Algal blooms like this killed the high speed sea transportation in the Black Sea in the late 1980-es.
Prior to that, the Comet was the way to travel. Up to 3 times faster than car or bus from any point on the coast to any point on the coast. All countries had a service (albeit under different names).
Well, its engines were outboard water cooled (as on most high speed hidrofoils). Works fine in clean water. 30 minutes of traveling across an algal bloom like this and the heat ex-changer is completely clogged up with gunk. That is where your journey ends.
Other than it not being 'introduced' by some dexter (I'm left-handed - the rest of you are all Dr Evil) organisation bent on desabilising [insert targret here] -- and that the alge IS natural, I canlt see why the 'joke' icon --or is it the "Nothing will go wrong!".
Anyway --there's a lot of oxygen given off by that stuff.
"Anyway --there's a lot of oxygen given off by that stuff."
Only during the day, and only whilst it's alive.
Algae blooms result in net decreases in dissolved oxygen, but net increases in sequestered carbon when they sink to the bottom.
They also contribute to oceanic anoxic events (Look it up and start worrying)
Nah, just get some trick cyclists to say it cures $health_issue because it contains $magic_woo et voila, problem solved. Say it leaves rhino horn in the dust for curing male ... shyness ... and China will hoover it up.
Unless this falls under the category of introducing parasites ....
I like the idea of a satellite being just as happy taking photos of algae. Like the rover probe in planet 51, has some programming but seems intent on something and will go off doing it's own thing.
All alone in space just taking pics, when the mood takes it before going all Austin Powers.
Nice photos though.
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