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"Rock snot" is the grossest climate change effect we’ve ever seen
The Grist article has a photo, and the CBC article has a video, for those brave enough to look.
http://grist.org/living/rock-snot-is-the-grossest-climate-change-effect-weve-ever-seen/
Rock snot is the grossest climate change effect weve ever seen
By Holly Richmond
6 Mar 2014
Look away if youre eating, because this is truly disgusting. Didymo (code name: rock snot) is an algae bloom that looks like barf mixed with mucus. When it first showed up in eastern Canada in 2006, people assumed it was an invasive species, BECAUSE IT IS SO TERRIFYING. (Conventional wisdom was that fishers were accidentally spreading it by tromping around with their dirty boots.)
Nope! Turns out its native it was just sleeping all this time, and climate change woke it up!
Writes CBC News:
Rock snot is actually much older than everyone thought. Its been found in soil samples as far back as 1896. But because lakes were cooler back then, natures boogers stayed up its nose (if you will). Now Canada needs one hell of a hanky.
Source
'Rock snot' found to be native algae species in N.B., CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/newbrunswick/story/1.2554825
Rock snot is the grossest climate change effect weve ever seen
By Holly Richmond
6 Mar 2014
Look away if youre eating, because this is truly disgusting. Didymo (code name: rock snot) is an algae bloom that looks like barf mixed with mucus. When it first showed up in eastern Canada in 2006, people assumed it was an invasive species, BECAUSE IT IS SO TERRIFYING. (Conventional wisdom was that fishers were accidentally spreading it by tromping around with their dirty boots.)
Nope! Turns out its native it was just sleeping all this time, and climate change woke it up!
Writes CBC News:
The algae is a concern for fish populations such as Atlantic salmon, as it lines river bottoms, hiding food and making it more difficult for some species to forage.
Its like a really bad seventies shag carpet, said University of New Brunswick graduate student Michelle Lavery.
Rock snot is actually much older than everyone thought. Its been found in soil samples as far back as 1896. But because lakes were cooler back then, natures boogers stayed up its nose (if you will). Now Canada needs one hell of a hanky.
Source
'Rock snot' found to be native algae species in N.B., CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/newbrunswick/story/1.2554825
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"Rock snot" is the grossest climate change effect we’ve ever seen (Original Post)
bananas
Mar 2014
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Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)1. Oh...gross.
But, beyond gross, terrifying. I wonder what other fun things will start popping up?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)2. Who knew Joe Cocker started global warming
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)3. Funny how that word crops up from time to time
http://c1.zzounds.com/media/quality,85/SnotJar_12-30-2008-3a237984e956447eb25ef810c064f61a.jpg
Gorilla Snot : Stops your fingers slipping on guitar string and drumsticks
Gorilla Snot : Stops your fingers slipping on guitar string and drumsticks
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)6. lol
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)4. “It’s like a really bad seventies shag carpet,”
...Yeah, that's about right.
I will never do professional housecleaning again. Once was all I needed. NO MORE
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)5. Whoa, yuck. n/t