Posted on EPOCA 04 Apr 2012 — A report on the power of California’s State Government to address ocean acidification in state waters California’s ocean is becoming more acidic as a result of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and other pollutants. This fundamental change is likely to have substantial ecological
Month: April 2012
Carbon dioxide in oceans harm Washington’s shellfish, panel says (video)
Posted on EPOCA: 3 Apr 2012 Go down to Seattle’s Pike Place Market, or any place you can buy fresh seafood, and take a walk past the oysters and the clams. They are all threatened by what scientists say is the unbalance between acidity and alkalinity in the oceans. Experts say
Marine Life Sandwiched by Rising CO2
By Carlos Duarte, University of Western Australia Red Sea Coral appear particularly resistant to climate change. Carlos M. Duarte The oceans have absorbed almost 50 % of the CO2 humans released into the atmosphere, which has driven CO2 in the oceans to rise, causing – because of the effect of