Just wondering why the accident at Fukushima was not brought into question. “Starfish, also known as sea stars, are wasting away by the tens of thousands, not just in Puget Sound, but up and down North America’s Pacific Coast. And nobody knows why. “One of them was very sick, and the other two individuals started ripping themselves apart. The arms just crawl away from the particular body. KATIE CAMPBELL: “You heard that right. The arms crawl in opposite directions, until they tear away from the body and their insides spill out. And unlike most starfish, the arms don’t regenerate. Stars that came in with symptoms died within 24 hours. But we still don’t know how they’re catching the illness or where it comes from. Could an infectious pathogen from the other side of the world have hitched a ride on oceangoing ships? Or could it be something larger, like climate change or ocean acidification? pbs.org/newshour/bb/mysterious-epidemic-devastates-starfish-population-pacific-coast/
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