Food For Thought: Brain Eating Parasites Thrive As Global Warming Heats Up US Lakes

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Food For Thought: Brain Eating Parasites Thrive As Global Warming Heats Up US Lakes

By Joe Romm at Think Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/07/31/2274111/food-for-thought-brain-eating-parasites-global-warming/

"SNIP...................................


It’s a myth there are no winners from climate change. “Global Warming is Doubling Bark Beetle Mating, Boosting Tree Attacks Up To 60-Fold.” The decline in creatures with shells “could trigger an explosion in jellyfish populations” and “Climate change helps spread dengue fever in 28 states,” and of course “climate change will make invasive plants even more dominant in the landscape.” And let’s not forget ratsnakes.


.................................SNIP"

[winter is coming]

1. How many lakes are there in Minnesota? It would explain Michele Bachmann.... n/t

[Marie Marie]

2. Good one!

[theHandpuppet]

4. LOL!

Best zinger of the DU day.

[jwirr]

6. LOL.

[alittlelark]

3. Not to dismiss global warming... but the parasite has been in NM

since the '80's - there were 5 + deaths. All had been due to natural mineral springs. The parasite is what it is. Global warming may increase it's prevalence somewhat, but it also exists in natural geothermal springs.

I fully accept, and am terrified by global warming - but this parasite is really not a great connection.

[Warpy]

5. I'm a lot more afraid of Dengue, to tell the truth

The first time you get it, you want to die. The second time, you often do. No immunity is built up to this one.

[alittlelark]

8. I am in Jemez Springs right now (awesome slow rain)

I know you are in NM.... Wannna say 'Hi'?

[Warren DeMontague]

7. Oddly enough, the brain eating parasite seems especially acute in the people who deny Global Warming

[alittlelark]

9. I so hope you are right !!!!

We could all be saved by a brain eating parasite! .... wow, never thought I would say anything like that......

[Warren DeMontague]

10. I was wondering if maybe the brains had already been eaten, at least partway.

I'm just not sure how anyone not on the Petroleum Industry payroll could still be in denial about it.

[alittlelark]

11. Gotta say - your screen name is very sexy....

I have no idea why I feel that way.... but perhaps you do..... you picked it for a reason... did you study linguistics? I did- but so long ago I have 420ed the knowledge from my brain....

[reusrename]

12. Thought for Food: Brain Eating Parasites

Fixed.