Re: OT:Way to go Al

Miss Elaine Eos wrote:

Huh?

First: excessive whaling (which, now-a-days, is "any" whaling) = bad -- no arguments. But I'm asking what effect whaling has on the stability of the climate.

Most of the large whales feed on krill. Krill feeds on phytoplankton that bloom in cold water if there is the correct combination of nutrients and sunlight.
Fertilizer is essential to plant growth and the reduction in both the species and numbers of whales, has limited the available nutrients; whale *** being an important part of the food chain.
With reduced plankton populations, the solar energy heats the seawater at a greater depth than normal.

Ice fields are more susceptible to melting from below than above. When the water is clear, the temperature gradient changes and ice sheets are destabilized.

JJ

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