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China Third Country To Be Hit By 'Brown Tide'

Posted by timothy on from the can-we-find-a-way-to-make-it-edible dept.

ananyo writes "The species of alga that causes 'brown tides' in the United States and South Africa is also to blame for massive blooms along China's east coast on the Bohai Sea, researchers have found. The finding could be the first step to tackling the problem. It is the fourth consecutive year the country has been hit by the bloom (Slashdot's story on the 2010 bloom), with the situation worsening each time the bloom returns."

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  1. GM crops are partially the answer by Viol8 · · Score: 0, Troll

    There is research going on to allow various wheat and barley strains to fix their own nitrogen by implanting genes from peas and beans. If these are used in agriculture substantially less nitrogen fertilizer will be required on farms growing these crops.

    Unfortunately as usual the greenpeace and anti-GM rent-a-mod luddites are against it because ... well I've no idea really , best ask them. Perhaps they think nitrate poisoning of the sea is better than putting pea genes in a grass.

    Oh wait , sorry , news coming in.... we all need to go organic! Presumably they've found a 2nd earth in which there is enough room to farm organically for the entire world but have yet to tell us. I await their announcemant.