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Bacteria Help Form Clouds?

livescience.com — Germs really are everywhere: Bacteria, fungal spores and other biological detritus have been found in clouds and likely help to form the cores of cloud droplets, scientists have found. The study of the role that these biological particles play in cloud formation could help refine one of the biggest uncertainties left in climate change predictions..

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  • askantik, on 05/20/2009, -0/+10This was just on here less than 2 days ago from another source: http://digg.com/d1rW5x
  • JKount, on 05/20/2009, -0/+5You don't need bacteria to help speed condensation. Droplets can also form on dust and other airborne material.

    In fact, you don't need anything at all.
  • swordedge, on 05/21/2009, -0/+3Everybody is glossing over the word help as in help form clouds. It does not mean that bacteria is required for clouds to form.
  • ViscidGobs, on 05/28/2009, -0/+2The study doesn't really say how the clouds form together in a mass. The formation of droplets only seems to be covered. If bacteria actually influences cloud formation then weather systems are alive. Run for your lives we're all gonna crash.
  • Zarokima, on 05/20/2009, -0/+2What about reading the article? It says that biological material was only about 1/3 of the ice nuclei, while mineral dust was about half.
  • Lorddias, on 05/20/2009, -0/+2Ulstranium B. detected over head, expect showers and moderate thunder.
  • Lewie, on 05/21/2009, -0/+2That one was for you. You missed your opportunity.
  • backflipper, on 05/20/2009, -1/+2ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP IS CAUSING GLOBAL WARMING!!!!
  • theskillwithin, on 05/21/2009, -0/+1tree's also help to form clouds.
    clouds decrease the amount of head radiation from the sun.
    CO2 increases the growth of tree's.
  • bigplrbear, on 05/20/2009, -2/+1If it's true that bacteria help form clouds, then that must mean that there's life (the microscopic kind) on Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Titan, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and any other planet/moon that has clouds. Awesome!
  • suzanek, on 05/21/2009, -0/+1Long live bacteria
  • Amadeus2490, on 05/20/2009, -5/+4::Sprays the clouds with hydrogen peroxide::

    Muhuhahahaha!!!
  • BaphClass, on 05/20/2009, -4/+2Inb4RainingSwineFlu
  • lpse2000, on 05/20/2009, -4/+1There are uncertainties left in climate change prediction!?!

    Someone let AlGore know!
  • joecomputerguy, on 05/20/2009, -4/+0No "Damn clouds, you scary!" yet?

    Slow day...
  • AmnesiacJack, on 05/20/2009, -9/+3What about clouds on Mars and Venus?

    Saturn has lots of clouds too.
  • nubious, on 05/20/2009, -10/+1... Rly?

    Burried for misleading title.

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