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Mother Nature - Taking Care of Business? A short report


By "business" I mean the aftermath of the BP oil spill and by "taking care of" I mean that mother ocean has unleashed an army of methane gas-devouring ocean bacteria.
In just 4 months, a key ingredient in the BP oil spill catastrophe(methane gas) has been literally eaten up by ocean bacteria. This bacteria has also often been called oil-eating bacteria. But this bacteria doesn't eat the oil, it eats separate ingredients of the oil like methane and propane.

Many scientists believe that this feast has come earlier than expected and has already surpassed their expectations. Scientists also found the exponential and immediate growth of the bacteria to be quite strange. A likely explanation for this momentous growth would be warmer water temperatures around where the bacteria were blooming.

Although this isn't a noticeable change to us on shore, it is indeed a very significant change in the ocean's ecosystem. Nature, much like our bodies, is constantly battling disease, infection and ailments. It is constantly healing itself. Treat nature like you would treat your body.

Thank you
- Hunter

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