Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Sunday, March 21, 2010 10:16:47 AM
Sprinkling iron in the sea has long been touted as a fix for global warming, but researchers are now warning such geoengineering could feed the growth of toxic algae.
Tests conducted in the North Pacific by a Canadian-U.S. team show that enriching water with iron favours the growth of Pseudo-nitzschia, an algae that pumps out a potent neurotoxin. It can be lethal to seabirds and marine mammals, and is linked with amnesic shellfish poisoning in humans, which can be deadly
These supposed scientists will end up causing real damage trying to fix something that may not even be a real problem..