Posted on EPOCA: 30 Sep 2011 Too much acid in the ocean is bad news for sea life. Acid eats away at calcium carbonite, the primary ingredient of shells and skeletons that many ocean animals depend on for survival. The shell pictured here is a victim of this process. The
Month: September 2011
Ocean Acidification – an important video to watch
Posted on VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station Updates — September 30, 2011 — bkingzett A seriously good video about Ocean Acidification – well worth taking the 12 minutes to watch. If you deal with shellfish larvae in the Pacific Northwest this is a big issue and potential effects on
Earth’s Acidity Rising — Major Causes and Shifting Trends Examined to Guide Future Mitigation Efforts
Released: 9/23/2011 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Human use of Earth’s natural resources is making the air, oceans, freshwaters, and soils more acidic, according to a U.S. Geological Survey – University of Virginia study available online in the journal, Applied Geochemistry. This comprehensive review, the first on this topic to date, found
Earth is having a bad acid trip, study finds
Humanity’s use of coal, metals and other natural resources is making the planet more acidic, warns a new study that’s billed as the first of its kind. Earth may be overdosing on acid — not the “turn on, tune in, drop out” kind, but the “kill fish, kill coral, kill
Underwater fissure provides window onto ocean acidification
Posted on EPOCA: 21 Sep 2011 — Near-shore volcanic vents off Italy represent a microcosm of how the ocean may react to high levels of carbon dioxide Undersea vents are providing researchers with a possible view of the future as seawater becomes more acidic due to carbon dioxide emissions. Researchers