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U.S. hosts talks to save oceans under siege
2014-06-15 05:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US Secretary of State John Kerry launches an unprecedented global effort Monday to save the world's oceans under siege from overfishing, climate change and pollution. Heads of government and state as well as ministers from some 80 countries will gather with researchers and experts from the fishing, plastics and farming industries for the two-day conference aiming to find ways to protect the planet's seas and marine life. "The oceans are a passion of mine and always have been, from the time...
With Millions Tons Plastic in Oceans, More Scientists Studying Impact
2014-06-13 18:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Consider this: The amount of global trash is expected to rise every year for the rest of the century. With no intervention, the growing garbage heap won't even peak by 2021. Since most marine debris originates on land, that grim prognosis, say researchers at the University of Georgia, could spell disaster for the oceans, creating an environmental hazard often compared in scope with climate change. "We estimate we're going to have millions of tons of plastic going into the ocean with, so far,...
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John Kerry: the oceans are under siege
2014-06-12 16:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: US secretary of state John Kerry has called for international cooperation to protect oceans that are under siege from overfishing, pollution and acidification. On Monday, the State Department will host a two-day summit bringing together policymakers, scientists, businesses and activists to discuss the many threats currently facing marine life. It is hoped the event will mobilise global action to reduce the pressure on fish stocks, to cut the contamination of the seas with manmade pollutants,...
Oceans' Carbon Release could Fuel Climate Change
2014-06-09 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: It's not enough that we have to worry about human-caused greenhouse gases, but a new study now shows that nature may be contributing to climate change in its own way. With rising global temperatures, the world's oceans could start to release more carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, fueling climate change even further. The study, published in Nature Geoscience, provides fresh insight into how the oceans may be playing a major part in our changing climate. Based on a 26,000-year-old sediment...
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Warming climates intensify greenhouse gas given out by oceans
2014-06-08 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Rising global temperatures could increase the amount of carbon dioxide naturally released by the world's oceans, fuelling further climate change, a study suggests. Fresh insight into how the oceans can affect CO2 levels in the atmosphere shows that rising temperatures can indirectly increase the amount of the greenhouse gas emitted by the oceans. Scientists studied a 26,000-year-old sediment core taken from the Gulf of California to find out how the ocean's ability to take up atmospheric CO2...
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