By Pete Spotts, Staff writer, Christian Science Monitor / June 14, 2012 — Within the next few decades, ocean acidification – an effect of global warming – could leave sea creatures along the West Coast unable to maintain their protective shells, according to a new study. Over the next
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Rapidly Rising Ocean Acidity Threatens Marine Life
Posted on RevModo — Lisa Wardle | 12 Jun, 2012 | CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD & WATER Carbon dioxide causes global warming, but it also is the reason behind another problem: ocean acidification. The ocean absorbs carbon dioxide that would otherwise contribute to global warming, but it’s not all good
Scripps Lab Ensures Quality Control For Climate Research
Posted on UTSanDiego.com: 11 Jun 2012 By Mike Lee — Collection of seawater samples sets a baseline for scientists Andrew Dickson, Scripps Institution of Oceanography professor of marine chemistry. A wave of research suggests that increasing amounts of dissolved carbon dioxide are altering the world’s oceans, potentially throwing eons
Questionnaire, ocean acidification observing network
In partnership with the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project, and the Global Ocean Observing System, the University of Washington is hosting a workshop on June 26-28th to take steps to develop a global ocean acidification monitoring network. To document the status and progress of ocean
Protecting lobsters, oysters and seafood one person at a time
Posted on EPOCA: 07 Jun 2012 Do you enjoy eating lobster, oysters, seafood, or walking along the seashore and picking-up seashells? If so, then the state of our oceans is going to curtail at least one of your pleasures. Burning over 82 million metric tons of greenhouse gases, daily,