Airborne Bacteria Make It Rain, Researchers Find: "The sky is not an ethereal, sterile realm. It's teeming with bacteria, and scientists say that the microbes play a powerful role in producing rain and snow.
While the idea that bacteria could prompt precipitation was previously known, a paper published this week in Science shows that they're more important than anyone expected.
Researchers led by Louisiana State University microbiologist Brent Christner analyzed snow samples from around the world, categorizing the content of their 'nucleators' -- tiny particles that help water vapor coalesce and freeze."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment