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The damage wrought by acidic oceans hurts more than marine life and lasts longer than you think
2016-07-08 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A milky white cloud blooms in the Barents Sea, so vast it can be seen from space. It`s not the result of some toxic chemical spill or the sinking of a dairy-filled tanker - it`s the handiwork of millions of microscopic algae, doing what their kind have done for millions of years. The algae, Emiliania huxleyi, somewhat mysteriously produce ultra-thin scales made of chalk that surround their single-celled bodies. While it`s not exactly clear how the scales benefit the algae, scientists say...
As Oceans Become More Acidic,Mussels Could Lose Ability to Hang On
2016-07-06 20:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Rising carbon dioxide emissions have caused the worlds oceans to become 30 percent more acidic since the Industrial Revolution, affecting everything from marine lifes ability to build shells to the pH level of fishes blood. Now, scientists have discovered that more acidic water also prevents mussels from attaching to rocks and other surfaces, which could have ramifications on the global food chain, the economy, and ecosystem health. Oceans today have a pH of about 8.1. When the pH drops below...
Climate change affects oceans, monsoon: study
2016-07-02 16:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A massive bloom of blue-green algae has hit four southern Florida counties, blanketing beaches in foul-smelling muck and raising health and environmental concerns. The green goo along Florida's "Treasure Coast" prompted Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency in Martin and St. Lucie counties earlier this week, and he later added Lee and Palm Beach counties. Scott "blamed the federal government for neglecting repairs to the lake's aging dike that's considered one of the country's most at-risk...
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While Spotlight Was On Offshore Drilling, Fracking Quietly Made Its Way Into Our Oceans
2016-07-01 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: The Gulf of Mexico has been struggling with the pollution from offshore oil drilling for a long time, a struggle that was dramatically highlighted by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill six years ago. But now it has come to light that the oil industry is conducting offshore fracking in the Gulf, which is even more dangerous than conventional oil drilling, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. The group received copies of more than a thousand fracking permits from the Bureau of Ocean...
Japan: Fukushima and the oceans: What do we know, five years on?
2016-07-01 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A major international review of the state of the oceans 5 years after the Fukushima disaster shows that radiation levels are decreasing rapidly except in the harbour area close to the nuclear plant itself where ongoing releases remain a concern. At the same time, the review's lead author expresses concern at the lack of ongoing support to continue the radiation assessment, which he says is vital to understand how the risks are changing. These are the conclusions of a major 5 year review, with...
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