Hurricane-Riding Microbes Make a Home at Cruising Altitude

[caption id="attachment_10861" align="alignleft" width="385" caption="Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek"] [/caption]Sample a hurricane's air from a plane high in the stratosphere and, in addition to the expected water and grit, you'll find an abundance of microbes. Swept up from land and sea by the tropical cyclone's power, the skyborne bacteria persist in the atmosphere for days--and some may even thrive there. [More]