China Third Country To Be Hit By 'Brown Tide'

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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[vlm]

First the red flood, now the brown tide...

Both are different algae species and/or the bacteria that accompany the algae decay so its not all that surprising.
A surprise would be something totally different, like getting hit with "Tide with bleach alternative" or "2X Ultra Tide"

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[Talderas]

It sounds like you're describing a movement made by a woman....

Sorry!

[Anonymous Coward]

It's my fault; beer, pizza, and tacos when one has cholera is not advised. Sorry :(

Re:history repats itself

[SailorSpork]

All we need to do is hit the Brown Tide with Tide with Febreze. It'll get the brown out, *and* it will smell 10x fresher!

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[eternaldoctorwho]

Not a Santorum campaigner, I presume?

Did we jumped planet while I slept?

[asdf7890]

Observe the Razorbeak as it tends so carefully to the fungal blooms; just the right bit from the yellow, then a swatch from the pink. Follow the Glow Mites as they gather and organize the fallen spores. What higher order guides their work? Mark my words: someone or something is managing the ecology of this planet.

-- Lady Deirdre Skye, "Planet Dreams"