Drought in Northern Europe and e-coli outbreak

Also, even though their government claims some were found in sprouts and have now targeted them, it didn't originate on the sprouts. It had to come from another source, most likely from an animal namely cattle, barring any other pathway ( or circumstance such as terrorism) that is not normal. Heat also intensifies the emergence of bacterias and can be found in times of floods and in times of drought. And floods following droughts are a sure sign that surface temperatures are warmer which increases water evaporation and then precipitation. This is also happening in China after their worst drought in half a century which I posted about below. The bottomline then is, that this particular e-coli strain in my view could well be a stronger strain made that way by warmer temperatures which contributed to the drought that was then carried by the host to the target.

Voting down legitimate opinions only shows you can't address nor refute them. So be it. No wonder this site has lost so many good people.

Climate change will cause things we cannot conceive of.
When do we cross the Rubicon is the question?

bet its got something to do with Monstersantos

http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2010/07/climate_change.html

"Climate change may cause e-coli to thrive, researchers warn"

"Ten years after the Walkerton, Ont., tragedy, a University of Guelph professor says deadly E. coli bacteria adapting to a changing climate may pose new public health dangers to water and soil.

A new review paper co-authored by Prof. Jack Trevors, School of Environmental Sciences, warns that different forms of E. coli — particularly the pathogenic O157:H7 strain that killed seven people and sickened thousands more in Walkerton in 2000 — may find new ways to thrive in a warming environment.

The paper, titled “Survival of Escherichia coli in the Environment: Fundamental and Public Health Aspects,” appeared in June in The ISME Journal, published by the International Society for Microbial Ecology.

The paper was co-authored by researchers in the Netherlands and Portugal.

Changing climate and environment will likely trigger genetic changes in bacteria that could enable pathogens to survive in soil and water, potentially contaminating drinking-water sources.

“It’s a public-health alert," said Trevors, a microbiologist. "We have to be alert to possible new public health aspects.”

Public-health agencies, municipalities and operators of public and private water and waste-water systems need to pay more attention to infrastructure to prevent contamination, he said.

“The more we know about this, the better we can protect our water supply.”

The scientists reviewed existing research on genomic changes in E. coli, especially in the O157:H7 strain. That strain has developed tolerance for more acidic environments. That means the bug could more readily survive passage through the guts of animals and humans and enter the drinking-water system and farm fields.

They call for more study of the genetic ability of pathogenic bacteria to survive in open environments."

http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC110608-0000304/Drought-hit-Guizhou-ravaged-b...

This is the essence of biodistress that also brings diseases.

"A drought that has gripped parts of central and southern China has retreated after downpours over the weekend that brought deadly flooding to south-western Guizhou province.

The rains shrank the area of farmland affected by drought by 39 per cent to 2.3 million hectares, including in the major rice-growing provinces of Hubei and Hunan, the People's Daily reported, citing the national flood and drought relief office.

Parts of China along the Yangtze River basin and nearby have been enduring their worst drought in 50 years or more, with rainfall 40 to 60 per cent less than normal over recent months, damaging crops and cutting power from hydroelectric dams.

Some dry areas enjoyed rains of up to 80mm between Friday and Monday, the People's Daily said. But Jiangsu province on the east coast received only about 3mm average rainfall, leaving parts of it still parched.

In Guizhou province, the easing of drought swung to flooding that killed 14 people and left 52 missing in Wangmo county.

Torrential rains there overwhelmed the local river and flooded the county seat and other towns, forcing 45,000 people to move.

Another 3,000 people were still stranded, said county officials.

About 300 houses were toppled and 2,400 submerged, while 5,500 hectares of farmland were also under water.

The floods also destroyed roads and bridges and washed away more than 500 vehicles.

County officials said the flooding disrupted power and water supplies and telecommunications services in Wangmo, which has a population of eight million.

The provincial civil affairs bureau said floods have hit 14 cities and counties in Guizhou province since Friday, affecting 400,000 people, reported the Xinhua News Agency.

Rain is forecast till tomorrow in most of the province. Agencies"

And it's not just in Europe:

Texas drought has farmers on the ropes

West Texas farmers and ranchers struggle to survive the worst drought in the region since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.

May 22, 2011|By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times

The wind in West Texas is famously powerful and incessant. But this year, more big blows than anyone can remember have roared through, stripping away precious topsoil and carrying off another season of hope for farmers and ranchers.

Everywhere, it seems, the land is on the move: sand building up in corners of the just-swept front porch and coating clean laundry on the line, dust up your nose and in crevices of farm machinery. Drive along unpaved county roads and the farmers' plight becomes clear: Wind rakes the surface, scouring sand into adjacent fields, sweeping into farmers' deeply tilled furrows.

I just wonder how much of this perfect storm is real and how much is made up to jack up prices. Look at oil they do it every day maybe food is catching on, there is good money to be made in fear.