It's Ba-ack! Toxic Blue-Green Algae Bloom Returns To China's 3rd-Largest Lake - AFP

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A pollution-linked algae bloom has reappeared in China's third-largest lake, prompting renewed fears for the drinking water supplies of millions of residents, state press said Tuesday. Taihu Lake in eastern China has seen a re-emergence of algae growth that last year forced authorities to cut water supplies to 2.3 million residents of the nearby city of Wuxi last May, the People's Daily said.

The lake in Jiangsu province, long celebrated through Chinese history as one of the country's most scenic bodies of water, has been massively polluted by the dumping of sewage and industrial and agricultural waste.

The water crisis last year made it a symbol of China's nationwide problem of deteriorating water quality, with even Premier Wen Jiabao publicly calling for the lake to be cleaned up.

Drinking supplies were cut off for days last year after residents complained of foul water coming out of their taps, causing a crisis that sparked panic hoarding of water.

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http://www.terradaily.com/2007/080415043855.m6xu64yi.html

[Exodus 3-14]

1. 'Precursor'

Considering the 'inter-connectivity' of all things, this could be a precursor to a crisis in the area of the Three Gorges Dam(a seismic event from below).
*Note: Earth is presently going through a major increase in seismic activity, and this is directly related to 'CO2' levels being near Tipping Point(actually sitting on it..'385'ppm).

Earth is about to have some bad indigestion problems(per se).

[Viking12]

2. WTF? Seismic activity directly related to CO2 levels?

Pass the joint, dude.

[NickB79]

3. More like pass the Bible

In a previous thread, this same poster claimed he believed he was the Second Coming/Messiah for a while, and that God told him 385 ppm of CO2 was the number we must stay below to prevent catastrophe. It's concerning to say the least.

[Viking12]

4. "I am what I am"

That's the bible verse linked to his username. Does he really think he's god or is it Popeye? Popeye is pretty close to being a pirate, so he can't be all bad.

[Dead_Parrot]

8. Hey, why not?

OK, I don't see it myself, but it's no weirder that the idea of "earthquake weather"...

[Dead_Parrot]

7. A seismic event from below?

As opposed to... ?


(I confess to liking your posts, but worry about some of the detail. :))

[NNadir]

5. What a wonderful opportunity to make biodiesel!!!!!!

[Nihil]

6. Not to mention some Soylent Green to offset the rice shortages ... (n/t)