Posted on The Washington Post — By Juliet Eilperin, Published: June 16 Efforts to deal with increasing acidification of the oceans will get a signal of support Sunday with a U.S. announcement that it will provide $1 million over the next three years to launch a global monitoring network. The creation
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Rapid progression of ocean acidification in the California Current System
Posted on EPOCA: 15 Jun 2012 Nearshore waters of the California Current System (California CS) already today have a low carbonate saturation state, making them particularly susceptible to ocean acidification. Here, we use eddy-resolving model simulations to study the potential development of ocean acidification in this system up to 2050
As ocean gets more acidic, situation is exacerbated in Puget Sound
Published 14 June, 2012, Living on Earth — The carbon dioxide we release is absorbed by the Earth’s oceans. But it doesn’t just benignly vanish. It’s eventually released into the water, making the water more acidic. That’s feeding algae blooms and killing some animals. In the Puget Sound, the situation
A Rising Tide of Acid Off California
Posted on Science NOW 14 June 2012 — By Robert F. Service Humanity’s use of fossil fuels sends 35 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. That has already begun to change the fundamental chemistry of the world’s oceans, steadily making them more acidic. Now,
Oyster revival may be shucked
BY JENNIFER ANDERSON, Pamplin Media Group, Jun 14, 2012 — Ocean acidification, linked to climate change, threatens fishery When it comes to oysters, people either love ’em or hate ’em, and there’s little in between. Tobias Hogan understands why: Most people probably tried them first on a dare, or ate