Saturday, August 1, 2015

Plankton, Clouds & 2nd Plague

And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea;
and it became as the blood of a dead man:
and every living soul died in the sea.
Revelation 16:3
How will the 2nd Plague impact the earth?


"In a piece entitled, “Sea Creatures Make Brighter Clouds to Cool the Earth,” Live Science reports on research out of the University of Washington on the role of plankton in cloud
formation, a major regulator of the climate. Marine phytoplankton, which are tiny organisms that rely on light to grow and spread into globs in the ocean, influence how clouds accumulate droplets. Researchers found that the number of droplets over the Southern Ocean nearly doubles during summer months because the sun-loving plankton are more abundant then. Clouds with more droplets are brighter and able to reflect more sunlight, preventing solar radiation from reaching Earth, the scientists said. The reflection of these droplets prevents excessive heating of the atmosphere. Although particles from volcanoes and industrial smoke can also form condensation nuclei for clouds, the waste products of marine algae fluctuate through the year, providing more bright droplets for clouds when they are needed most for cooling." CEH