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How will the world really end?
Predictions about the end of the world have been around since...well, the beginning of the world. What are the most plausible scenarios for humanity's demise? And how soon? A paleontologist, an astrophysicist, a nuclear terrorism expert, and others offer a menu of doomsday scenarios. Big Think. 12 March 2010.
EPA to consider how states can address rising acid levels in oceans after lawsuit settlment.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other marine life. Associated Press. 12 March 2010.
Ocean acidification: Another path to EPA rules on carbon emissions?
Move over global warming. Ocean acidification is getting its day in court. Christian Science Monitor. 12 March 2010.
Souring seas.
Marine plankton survived a period of intense ocean warming and acidification some 55 million years ago. But their future descendants might not be so lucky, suggests a new study. Nature. 11 March 2010.
Seas' acidity threatens life, livelihoods, film says.
Oceans are becoming more acidic, which poses another threat in Virginia to oysters, clams and crabs as well as to water quality and coastal ecosystems, a panel of scientists and environmentalists warned Wednesday. Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot, Virginia. 11 March 2010.
Oysters and urchins: Early warning agents.
Scientists are trying to put ocean acidity and its effects under the microscope - before it's too late. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 4 March 2010.
The Earth has its own set of rules.
The anthropocentric economic model is fundamentally incapable of providing more than temporary fixes for our massive environmental problems. Los Angeles Times, California. Opinion, 2 March 2010.
Stress caused by ocean acidification endangers marine organisms.
Even a little too much carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere may become a big problem for our oceans as well as the waters around Tampa Bay. St. Petersburg Times, Florida. Opinion, 2 March 2010.
From ocean to ozone: Earth's nine life-support systems.
A team of environmental luminaries have identified nine "planetary life-support systems" that are vital for human survival. They quantified how far we have pushed them already, and estimated how much further we can go without threatening our own survival. New Scientist. 26 February 2010.
Oceans are new front in fight against global warming: UN.
UN environmental experts Thursday issued an urgent call to study the crucial role the oceans - as massive carbon stores - can play in the fight against global warming. Agence France-Presse. 26 February 2010.
British polar explorer Hadow takes on Arctic Ocean trek.
British polar explorer Pen Hadow on Thursday unveiled his latest challenge, leading a team of scientists to investigate rising acid levels in the Arctic Ocean that threaten marine life. Agence France-Presse. 26 February 2010.
AAAS: Coral reefs could disappear by the end of the century.
The world's coral reefs could dissolve away by the end of the century as oceans become more acidic, research suggests. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 26 February 2010.
Pen Hadow returns to Arctic to study ocean acidification.
The explorer Pen Hadow is mounting a new expedition to the Arctic to research “climate change's evil twin” – the acidification of the oceans caused by emissions of carbon dioxide. London Independent, United Kingdom. 25 February 2010.
CO2 eats at ocean creatures.
Scientists think we might be headed for a mass extinction event in the oceans. When carbon dioxide gets released into the atmosphere, a lot of that CO2 soaks into the oceans - making water more acidic. When the pH gets too low, it dissolves the skeletons of animals like coral and mussels. Environment Report. 24 February 2010.
Coral reefs in danger of being destroyed.
All of the tropical coral reefs in the world will be disintegrating by the end of the century because of the rising acidity of the oceans caused by a build-up of man-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a study has found. London Independent, United Kingdom. 24 February 2010.
World's coral reefs could disintegrate by 2100.
The world's coral reefs will begin to disintegrate before the end of the century as rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere make the oceans more acidic, scientists warn. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 23 February 2010.
Coral reefs will dissolve within 100 years due to acidic seas.
Scientists say rising levels of acid in the seas and warmer ocean temperatures are wiping out the spectacular reefs enjoyed by millions of divers, tourists and wildlife lovers. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 23 February 2010.
Acidified landscape around ocean vents foretells grim future for coral reefs.
Last week, as researchers reported that they had now discovered more than 50,000 underwater volcanic springs, they also revealed a new use for them – as laboratories for measuring the impact of ocean acidification on marine life. London Observer, United Kingdom. 21 February 2010.
Twin threats to fragile undersea colonies of Britain.
Marine life hotspots off the British coast are facing a double threat – deep-sea trawling and acidification of the oceans – a leading scientist warned yesterday. London Times, United Kingdom. 19 February 2010.
Coral reefs being destroyed by climate change.
Lost paradise worlds beneath the Earth's oceans including those around the Britain are being "systemically destroyed" by climate change and over fishing before they can even be properly explored, claim scientists. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 19 February 2010.
A nature lover's bucket list.
A bucket list usually tallies what a person would like to experience before kicking the bucket, as made famous in the eponymous 2007 movie. But with climate change rapidly degrading our landscape, time is running out for many natural wonders. High Country News. Opinion, 18 February 2010.
Study: Marine parks give boost to coral reefs.
Marine parks that limit fishing and other human activity can help shrinking coral reefs halt their decline over several years and even start growing again, a study released Wednesday found. Associated Press. 17 February 2010.
Oceans' acidity rate is soaring, claims study.
Rapidly rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere mean that the rate of ocean acidification is the fastest since the age of the dinosaurs, which became extinct 65m years ago, scientists believe. London Independent, United Kingdom. 15 February 2010.
An ominous warning on the effects of ocean acidification.
A new study says the seas are acidifying ten times faster today than 55 million years ago when a mass extinction of marine species occurred. Yale Environment 360. 15 February 2010.
Pollution creating acid oceans.
The world's oceans are becoming acidic at a faster rate than at any time in the last 65 million years, threatening marine life and food supplies across the globe, according to a new study. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 14 February 2010.
Iron and the carbon pump.
New findings suggest that a lowering of the ocean water pH from increasing CO2 may decrease iron availability to phytoplankton, thereby restricting the biological carbon pump. Science. 5 February 2010.
Oceans 'under new threat.'
Scientists are warning of the dangers of ocean acidification which is beginning to have an impact on the fundamental biology of marine ecosystems. In the 250 years since the start of the industrial revolution the acidity of the seas has increased by 30 percent. BBC. 26 January 2010.
RI wants UN to raise ocean issues at talks.
Indonesia will once again raise ocean issues at the upcoming UN conference in Bali, to press for world recognition of the role of oceans in climate change in order to better protect the oceans from the impacts of rising temperatures. Jakarta Post, Indonesia. 23 January 2010.
Greenhouse gases are amping ocean acidification, 15-year study shows.
New research shows the Pacific Ocean is becoming more acidic, weakening shellfish and other marine life at a scarily fast clip – resulting in a 6 percent jump in ocean water acidity over the past 15 years in the top 300 feet of the ocean. Investigate West. 22 January 2010.
Pacific's rising acid levels threatening marine life.
The most extensive survey of pH levels in the Pacific Ocean confirms what spot measurements have suggested: From Hawaii to Alaska, the upper reaches of the sea are becoming more acidic in concert with rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Seattle Times, Washington. 21 January 2010.
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