Posted on EPOCA: 28 May 2012 — A video highlighting Bodega Ocean Acidification Group (BOAR) research and featuring Drakes Bay oyster producer Kevin Lunny. Ocean acidification is the name given to the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans, caused by the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2)
Month: May 2012
Robust empirical relationships for estimating the carbonate system in the southern California Current System and application to CalCOFI hydrographic cruise data (2005–2011)
Posted on EPOCA: 27 May 2012 — Published 27 May 2012, Science The California Current System (CCS) is expected to experience the ecological impacts of ocean acidification (OA) earlier than most other ocean regions because coastal upwelling brings old, CO2-rich water relatively close to the surface ocean. Historical inorganic
It Took Earth Ten Million Years to Recover from Greatest Mass Extinction
Posted on ScienceDaily (May 27, 2012) — It took some 10 million years for Earth to recover from the greatest mass extinction of all time, latest research has revealed. New research reveals that it took some 10 million years for Earth to recover from the greatest mass extinction of all
Ocean acidification: the local story
Posted on EPOCA: 25 May 2012 — By Jennifer Langston. Sight Line Daily When people learn that carbon dioxide pollution is turning our oceans more corrosive, it’s tempting to decide that the problem is too big for any person or local government to tackle. But as our knowledge of ocean
Ending Puget Sound’s Bad Acid Trip
Posted on EarthFix: 24 May 2012 — Contributed by Ashley Ahern SEATTLE — Remember those little pieces of paper you used to measure pH back in junior high school? You’d stick them into your can of Coke or on your tongue and the color would tell you how acidic