January 6th, 2009
Forget global warming, consider global blooming
Recently I tried to warn an indifferent public about the curse of the killer jellyfish. This time, it’s an even tinier threat, but also a great one. Deadly and toxic algal blooms are increasing in the world’s coastal waters. Researchers cite degraded water quality from increased nutrient pollution as the cause of increased HABs (harmful algal blooms). The algae can kill fish, marine mammals and other micro-organisms. And make you very sick.
Further they say all the added nutrients in the coastal waters are coming from man made sources, like all the fertilizer pouring down the Mississippi from the American Corn Belt due to the recent ethanol boom.
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A newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller has worked for CBS, ABC, CNBC Europe, CNET and was founding news director at TechTV. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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