[umgud]

Rock snot?

Geez, gimme a break, I’m eating breakfast.........

[stm]

[ccmay]

Where it once preferred high-altitude, low-nutrient rivers, rock snot has shown up in rivers in Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee, raising questions about what triggers its growth. Dammed rivers provide a constant water flow for it to bloom, and drought and changes in sunlight may also play a role.

What's the odds that the original version of this story blamed global warming outright, but raised the eyebrows of a skeptical editor?

-ccm

[secretagent]

“Insects could halt didymo growth

Feb 17, 2006 4:42 PM

Native insects could help halt the invasion of didymo, the algae clogging up New Zealand’s southern waterways.

Didymo has been found in nine South Island rivers.

Research at Otago University shows that the larvae of several native insects eat didymo and it is hoped they could keep some rivers in check.

Researchers hope further studies will reveal more about didymo and its place in the food chain.”

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425829/661374

[A knight without armor]

IBTPOHT.

[Steely Tom]

Using genetic engineering, create a variety of zebra mussel that likes to eat the stuff.

[alley cat]

What started out in Vancouver Island in British Columbia "has suddenly just skyrocketed," he said.

Blame Canada!

[IronJack]

Oh, eeeeeek! Another ecological armageddon is descending on us! Where’s Algore to save us????

[TheMole]

This stream bed is covered with an introduced invasive algae called Didymo. Image Copyright New Zealand Game and Fish.

[neverdem]

Thanks, you found a longer version.