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Damn the dams : Comments
By Harriet Smith, published 2/10/2015Many of the droughts that Australia faces aren't really water droughts, but more infrastructure droughts, or dam droughts.
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“The Bureau of Meteorology publishes an extensive history of the sibling El Niño/La Niña events that have been a recurrent and constant feature of Australian life from before records have been kept. “
Does BoM mention anything in that extensive history, about heat or warmth from ocean algae plant matter and impact on climate?
Algae is known to be linked to the El Nino but I am asking if warmth or heat in that algae been measured and assessed or not?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ElNinoColor/el_nino_color_3.php
I think there is urgent need for nutrient trading to reduce the total nutrient loading being dumped in ocean ecosystems.
It is estimated over 50 % of world coral is now dead. From what I see underwater it looks worse than that.
Sewage and land use nutrient overload is proliferating unprecedented anthropogenic algae.
Algae is now smothering the last remaining seagrass food- web nurseries worldwide. It is inevitable various impact of algae be seen.
There are solutions but there is need to think beyond emissions trading.
For example, nutrient trading is possible.
Householders could sell nutrient to biofuel producers and electric power generation companies.
People need work and income.
The economy needs business.
Ocean ecosystems need rehabilitation.
Seafood dependent people and ocean animals need food.
The plumbing industry would be greatly stimulated from retro-fitting sewage treatment works and households, to reduce the nutrient loading. Proper modern day sewage treatment and nutrient recycling is needed.
Independent evidence of substance indicates reduction of nutrient dumped in ocean ecosystem currents could lead to weather being more natural and less severe.
Or can the Bureau of Meteorology prove that to be incorrect?