Plants Can Control Weather


	Plants Can Control Weather

wildcat

5-13-2008 5:25 AM

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plants, weather, kelp

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5-13-2008 9:43 AM

Silkweaver

Interesting!

5-13-2008 4:41 PM

AcesLucky

What the...?

5-14-2008 8:51 AM

papananook

Gaia actin in her self interest, always adjusting...if humans were in harmony, we would do the same.

5-14-2008 1:40 PM

hitchhiker08

Mother Nature has her own scheme of things - your clip just endorsed that fact, brilliant stuff!

5-14-2008 2:02 PM

_jaja_

Dont see much in the way of proof...

5-14-2008 6:00 PM

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stressed and begin releasing iodide. The iodide rises, causing clouds
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