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Satellite Study Shows Drop In Ocean's Plankton Level

Posted by timothy on from the but-who's-counting dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "CNN reports there seems to be a dramatic drop in N. hemishpere phytoplankton and a net overall decline in the ocean's overall phytoplankton population. This has very serious implications for the overall food chain and also the scrubbing of CO2 in the atmosphere."

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  1. No Plankton? by Karma+Farmer · · Score: 4, Funny

    But, the plankton can't all dies off. Once it's all gone, then what are we going to make this yummy new soylent green stuff out of?

  2. Yes.... by JMZero · · Score: 3, Funny

    But as long as there's still one Plankton, we'll all have to keep watch over our Krabbie Patties.

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    Let's not stir that bag of worms...
  3. Re:Or maybe el Nino? by 3waygeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    We'd better keep a couple of humpbacks around, just in case.