Posted on 01/24/2013 9:47:15 AM PST by RoosterRedux
The storm clouds in Earth's atmosphere are filled with microbial life, according to a new study.
The research, published today (Jan. 23) in the journal PLoS One, revealed that hailstones drawn from storm clouds harbor several species of bacteria that tend to reside on plants, as well as thousands of organic compounds normally found in soil. Some of the bacterial species can seed the tiny ice crystals that lead to rain, suggesting they play a role in causing rain.
"Those storm clouds are quite violent phenomena," said study co-author Tina Santl Temkiv, an environmental chemist at Aarhus University in Denmark. "They are sucking huge amounts of air from under the clouds, and that's how the bacteria probably got into the cloud."
Living on a cloud
In the past, researchers have found bacterial life in clouds that drift over mountaintops. Bacteria have been found as far up as 24.8 miles (40 kilometers) and may even survive as spores into space, Temkiv said. [Holey Clouds: Gallery of Formations Cut By Airplanes]
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We’re.
All.
Going.
To.
Die.
Ban violent storm clouds!
There could be life in the clouds on Venus.
Life is everywhere so it seems.
And if there is not, we should engineer life that can live on Venus and trap the sulfur into harmless compounds.
HEADS UP! Preppers
Why even rain water should be treated before you use it.
No kidding.
No wonder I get sick so often when I fly.
What I’d like to know is, who thought storm clouds were sterile? And that it required a study.
“There could be life in the clouds on Venus.”
And if there is not, we should engineer life that can live on Venus and trap the sulfur into harmless compounds.
Even if there is, Screw the environmentalists, we should terraform every damn plant in this solar system that we can.
Don’t worry about it; our lakes and streams are full of anti-biotics. :)
Not to mention the clouds over Uranus!
Trichlor poolshock.
1 lb treats 10,000 gallons.
It comes in 24X1 lb cases.
Share with friends.
Those storm clouds are quite violent phenomena
Ban violent storm clouds!
Wrong, must tax us to save us....
Actually you don’t want trichlor shock (highly acidic). You want to use a calcium hypochlorite. Neutral ph.
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