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roseembolism ([personal profile] roseembolism) wrote2008-05-23 10:17 am
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[Science!] forest Rings and Giant Natural Batteries.


It's a delight to sometimes be reminded of just how weird the world is.  Take Ontario for example, which has forest rings visible only from the air, that appear to be caused by complex electrochemical reactions between methane gas and mineral deposits.  Or, to make things simpler for the laymen, negative charges caused by giant natural electrochemical cells.

It's still a beautiful, strange world world out there folks- let's keep it that way..

[identity profile] deirdremoon.livejournal.com 2008-05-23 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
That's so COOL as a phenomenon. And yet-- if I read deeper into the article, doesn't that mean that the rings will get worse and kill more trees as greenhouse warming continues to worsen?