The mysterious fog enveloped the land and scared people: fears biological weapons (photo)
The researchers then used Serratia Marcescens bacteria, capable of causing respiratory problems and meningitis, as well as Bacillus Atropphaeus, which can be fatal for people with weakened immunity. It should be noted that at that time the US Navy considered these bacteria harmless to humans. In focus. Technology has appeared its Telegram channel.
Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! Unfortunately, after the experiment, the inhabitants of the coast began to seek medical help. At that time, it became clear that inhalation of thousands of bacteria spores is very dangerous: 11 people went to a hospital with rare and serious urinary tract infections that doctors eventually defined as caused by experimentation.
75 years have passed since the experiment and now some Americans have been afraid that it can happen again as they claim that an "unnatural" fog with "smell -like chemicals" has been pursued by the community in recent weeks. Some witnesses also claim that the fog has caused symptoms similar to a respiratory disease. Some inhabitants of Florida, who were not fortunate enough to be outside during the fog, say that in just 10 minutes of its influence they became bad.
After about an hour, the sneezing continued and the eyes remained swollen for about three hours. The witness also felt the heat, and his stomach was brought. It should be noted that the fog warning was released this week in several states. In particular: Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Meryland, Virginia, Western Virginia, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Florida, Minnesota. Similar cases have also occurred in some parts of Canada and the United Kingdom, which caused general concern.
As a result, there is more and more reports of conspiracy theory. People fear that fog can be a kind of chemical weapon or related to drones that have a mysterious way to fill the whole country. The latter theory is that the fog stands the US government, which potentially tests a new type of biological weapon.
At the same time, the National Meteorological Service (NWS) released a warning of a thick fog for several states at a time when these reports appeared, which provides a scientific explanation of the fog. Researchers recognize that the appearance of fog in the form of "white particles" may seem unusual, it is not quite true. Scientists say that the fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals, weighted in the air on or near the surface of the earth.
In simple words, if you illuminate the fog, these particles will be visible. According to the atmospheric scientist from Washington University Rudolf Husar, when fog is formed, sulfur and nitrogen oxides and other contaminating gases are absorbed or "washed out" by drops of fog water. This is what explains the smell. Moreover, the smells become stronger in the humid air, because the drops of water keep the smell that cause smell and allow them to linger longer and remain concentrated.