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COP 17/CMP 7 side event: Ocean Acidification: The Other Half of the CO2 Problem

Biology / Marine Biology : Ocean Acidification (2 years ago)

CO2 is causing our oceans to acidify at rates not seen for last 20 million years; business as usual scenarios for CO2 emissions will lead to increases in ocean acidity by 2050 with potentially dramatic effects on marine life, includ... Read Post

Ocean acidification worst in 300 million years, study finds (video)

Biology / Marine Biology : Ocean Acidification (last year)

Researchers at Columbia University have found that carbon dioxide emissions have lowered the pH at a rate unparalleled in at least the last 300 million years of our planet’s history. The oceans are becoming more acidic faster than t... Read Post

Ocean acidification may be worst in 300 million years: study

Biology / Marine Biology : Ocean Acidification (last year)

High levels of pollution may be turning the planet’s oceans acidic at a faster rate than at any time in the past 300 million years, with unknown consequences for future sea life, researchers said Thursday. The acidification may be w... Read Post


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