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Beyond Shellfish, Ocean Acidification is Bad for People
2013-12-04 18:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: here's a predictable arc to many environmental debates. Step 1: Scientists observe a change in the natural world due to human activity. Step 2: A discussion ensues about what this change might mean for the natural world. Will it challenge the prosperity, or even the survival, of this or that species of plant or animal? This phase of the debate is well underway before we finally arrive at Step 3. Step 3: What does this observed change mean for people?That last one is usually the prerequisite for...
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Ocean Acidification: The Climate Change Buffer, but Another Environmental Disaster in the Making
2013-11-24 11:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: After attending the talk "Ocean Acidification - The Other CO2 Problem" here at COP19 in Warsaw, it is quite clear that there is another significant issue concerning climate change. About one-quarter of the human-made CO2 emissions have been absorbed by oceans creating yet another environmental problem of global concern. We are changing seawater chemistry through a type of carbon sequestration. This creates a potential environmental disaster in the ocean and delays the inevitable temperature rise...
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Ocean acidification set to spiral out of control
2013-11-17 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: The continued release of greenhouse gases into the air is set to bring about huge changes to land ecosystems as they are forced to adapt to rising temperatures. But the marine world which is just as integral to human existence yet receives little attention during climate negotiations will endure a similarly tumultuous time as emissions rise, scientists say. "Changing oceans will cause massive destruction of coral reefs, which, with their rich biodiversity, are the jungles of the sea," says...
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Ocean acidification putting marine life in jeopardy, scientists warn
2013-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CTV: Scientists are warning that the world's oceans are becoming acidic at an unprecedented rate, which could have a detrimental impact on marine life and the hundreds of millions of people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods. In a report released Friday, scientists said since the start of the industrial revolution, rising carbon dioxide levels have led to a 26 per cent increase in the acidity of the ocean. Oceans have historically absorbed about a quarter of all carbon dioxide released...
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Oceanic Acidification Ruining Digestion of Sea Urchins
2013-11-16 14:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Researchers from Sweden and Germany have found that climate change and ocean acidification is ruining the digestive systems of marine animals. They conducted the study on a larval stage of green sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. The research shows that marine animals can't digest food in acidic environment. Ocean acidification is an unfortunate consequence of the industrial revolution. Burning fossil fuels has resulted in the release of a billion tons of carbon dioxide in the environment....
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