Thursday, May 26, 2011

Next time blame bacteria for the bad weather

Scientists report new evidence linking airborne microbes to myriad weather events

Bacteria are everywhere--in us, on us, around us. But they're also floating around in the atmosphere, and researchers cracking open hailstones have now discovered them at the core, lending credence to the theory that bacteria jump-start the atmospheric process of forming snow, hail, and rain as a way to hitch a ride down to Earth.  - CBS News


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