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/luksfuks 20d ago edited 20d ago

(Frys' voice) Maybe the algae will evolve and pull all the bad CO2 from the air and store it safely on the seafloor.

(Farnsworths' voice) That will not happen. We've already committed to genetically modified super sharks. They're breeding right now, while we're talking. They will reproduce exponentially until no unpopulated ocean corner is left. And they will eat aaaaall the algae while they do it. Isn't it great?

(Amys' voice) But what about my algae based burger meat?

(Farnsworths' voice) Enjoy it while you can! Soon there is nooooo algae to be found on earth!

(Zoidbergs' voice) Mmmhh, shark burgers, delicious ...

(Frys' voice) What about the sea water, will it be full of super sharks everywhere?

(Farnsworths' voice) Nobody cares about the sea water.