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To: russet who wrote (38202)	2/17/2013 4:01:16 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Respond to of 86356

RE:The steroids aren't the problem with climate scientists. They are so full of chit it has backed up into their brains producing delusional manic depressive psychotic states. They clearly need an enema ASAP. Quit sugar coating it. LOL!

To: russet who wrote (38202)	2/17/2013 11:02:37 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 86356

Apparently most of the oxygen we breathe comes from these algal blooms that are produced from rainfall washing nutrients from the land into the ocean. Lots of other interesting world processes viewed from space. Well, I think that would depend.. Nutrient runoff can often choke out other life in the area, especially if the algal blooms die and decay on the surface. This can actually deplete the available oxygen in the immediate waters. Ideally, the algal blooms should be in the open ocean, where sufficient nutrients already exist, but only lack sufficient Iron. And the focus should be primarily on diatoms, which sink to the bottom as "marine snow" if they are not consumed. There are ideas about using oceanic Salps to "graze" on fertilized algal blooms, because their waste, as well as their bodies, tend to sink to the bottom, rather than decaying at the surface. Btw, thanks for the NOVA link.. Hawk