Posted on 09/10/2019 6:55:30 AM PDT by Haiku Guy
Killer slime that can ‘kill you in seconds’ taking over France’s beaches
France’s beaches have been inundated by lethal slime with what experts say has the potential to kill sunbathers within seconds.
Fears have heightened and six beaches were closed this summer in Brittany as the “killer slime” took over the vacation destination, the Guardian reported.
“It’s a shame this place has come to be associated with death,”... (snip)
Piles of toxic algae have covered the shore on the northern coast near Saint-Brieuc due to the over-fertilization of nearby fields draining into the ocean, according to the news outlet.
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At least two people and dozens of animals have died from inhaling the toxic fumes in the area, though some warn the cases don’t reveal the full scope.
“Around 20 people die on the coast each year, often swept away with tides or currents, but the question is: could some of those people have fainted from toxic gas from seaweed before being swept out? The state has not shed full light on all these issues,” Inès Léraud, who penned an investigative comic book on the scandal, told the Guardian.
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They have no effective controls on overfertilization and non-point-source pollution. This is a result of inefficient and backwards farming practices not seen in the US in the last 40 years.
So many people die on their beaches, they don't even keep track, and most are washed out to sea.
Their hardest-hitting investigative journalism appears in comic-book form.
kill sunbathers within seconds.
Luckily that’s not symbolic of anything else deadly taking over France!
Moo-slimes
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One of the greatest moments in SNL history. And of course, they never invited Zappa back after that.
Its sea lettuce..not algae
Hollywood elite showing up early for the Cannes festival?
I’m gonna be a mennil toss flycoon.
The sea lettuces comprise the genus Ulva, a group of edible green algae
Our “European Betters” are only so because they have achieved their socialist dream...a single EU where local governance is irrelevant.
Now the true socialism appears....the lives of the people do not matter. If they need more, import them. If they need less, let them die.
Slime that kills oh my
You only have a second
Before you are dead
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Hydrogen sulphide, the deadly component associated with “the slime” is the same chemical that gives rotten eggs their pleasing bouquet. So it’s not exactly like something that just sneaks up on you.
Didn’t that happen after the Democratic leaders of Congress went there during their six week vacation and hit the beaches?
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