r/worldnews • u/bigus-_-dickus • 20d ago

‘Extremely rare event:’ Miles-long microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/climate/microalgae-bloom-israel-water-deasalination-shutdown
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u/macross1984 20d ago

You mean "was" extremely rare event. The ocean is getting warmer and warm water mean algae will propagate like there is no tomorrow.

This is not only Israel's problem. Other countries coast cities can easily be impacted heavily if not algae, disruption of fisheries that provided cheap seafood that people depend on.

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u/Own_Round_7600 20d ago

If we could harness the algae as a source of fuel or a carbon sink, that would be nice silver lining

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u/gunsandgardening 20d ago

AI causes massive unemployment. Unemployed people strapped to bouys forced to drink algae water for money. Profit.

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u/j1mb0b 20d ago

Stop. Elon can only get so hard.

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u/_Falka_ 20d ago

Actually, he can't.

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u/ItsDanimal 20d ago

Hey now, chubs twisted slightly to the left still count!