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Huge Phytoplankton Bloom Found Under Arctic Ice
ananyo writes "Researchers have been shocked to find a record-breaking phytoplankton bloom hidden under Arctic ice. The finding is a big surprise — few scientists thought blooms of this size could grow in Arctic waters. The finding implies that the Arctic is much more productive than previously thought — researchers now think some 25% of the Arctic Ocean has conditions conducive to such blooms (abstract). The discovery also helps to explain why Arctic waters have proven such a good carbon dioxide sink."
I, for one, welcome our new phytoplankton underlords.
Why are scientists always "shocked" when they discover that they don't know everything about the world?
That would only be true if the plankton were buried and did not rot. Same as trees.
My AC stalker: " I personally agree with your posts most of the time, but that won't keep me from modding you troll"
Okay... so I couldn't visualize a huge phyto-plankton bloom and TFA was no help. Here's something.
http://spiff.ucsd.edu/chaos.gif
- Holy crap, I've got MOD points! Who thought that was a good idea.
Quote: "The finding implies that the Arctic is much more productive than previously thought, and might help to explain why Arctic waters have proven such a good carbon dioxide sink, the researchers say."
If this is the ultimate CO2 sink, why aren't we shipping CO2 from sequestration plants there, for injection, instead of injecting it underground where everyone agrees it doesn't belong?
JJ
As a commenter to your link pointed out: Stalin thought the world was round. Holy shit, only mass murderers deny a flat EARTH!
You look at one contribution to the carbon dynamic and ignore the rest. You have to look at the whole system, all the components, all the dynamics, to know what a change in temp will do to the CO2 level.
In other words, you are a fucking idiot. Shut the hell up.
1. Bloom to record sizes in the Arctic!
2. Steal the Krabby Patty secret formula!
3. Rule the world!
4. Profit!!!
Planet is awakening
It's the cold water that contains the food, not the warm water, so from that perspective this is not odd at all
What kind of bizarre logic is this you're following here?
Scientists discover new things, therefore science should be ignored?
I'm not arguing in favor of sweeping policy changes, but the parallel you are trying to draw between the discovery of life behaving in unanticipated ways and the argument about AGW doesn't hold any water, arctic or otherwise...
Dude... GW isn't true???? You will quickly be modded down on Slash Dot for that....! Join the collective or be destroyed!
Do you like the smell of smog? I would hazard a guess that you do not. Fine, you don't believe in global warming. I disagree with you, but won't bother to argue the point. Maybe you should jump on the green bandwagon for the better quality environment it provides you? Stuff like smog, acid rain, and the hole in the ozone layer have become less of a problem because we implemented 'sweeping policy changes' and 'engineering measures' to solve the issue.
Oil is going away, shouldn't we figure out what to do next?
Isn't energy efficiency better that waste?
What exactly about the global warming policies do you disagree with that wouldn't lead to a cleaning, smarter, stronger future?
Space Shuttle was a program that strapped humans to an explosion and tried to stab through the sky with fire and math
Climate models are accurate. But you don't understand how models work.
Can new data change a current view? yes. Does that mean all views are wrong? no.
The climate model is working pretty well.
And large blooms mean the situation is worse, not better.
There is a lot we don't know about gravity, does that mean we should throw out the current model of gravity?
A lot is unknown about germs, does this mean we throw out are model of germ theory?
" So let's implement sweeping policy changes and apply engineering measures to control the atmosphere, the water, the land."
That's a extreme view sold by the jackasses at fox. we want a policy so future decision can be made with it in mind.
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
so, let's start burning shit and pumping crap into dogs mouths, right?
Because no one knows anything, and we can do whatever we want!!!!!!!
*lol*
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What exactly about the global warming policies do you disagree with that wouldn't lead to a cleaning, smarter, stronger future?
Nothing whatsoever. It's just that some of us hate all absolutism.
He'll have to pay more for petrol, so he will have to re-think owning a huge SUV. He also thinks you're going to take away his guns because that's what people like you do to people like him, apparently.
This sounds like another "college educated" plan to get the recipe for those Crabby Patties. Look out Mr. Crabs!
No pic, so is it a bloom of huge phytoplankton or a huge bloom of phytoplankton?
Apparently there is a huge resevoir of Methane under both the polar and south polar icecaps. It's a biological chemical useful for bio-ecosystems. But also as it's released it will reduce global temperatures.
It's a large part of why it's called "Climate Change", and not "Global Warming".
hate all absolutism
oh, the irony
Dumb people are dumb? Who knew? ;)