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The ‘end of the high seas’, or we watch the seas die
Even optimistic estimates for what might be achieved at December’s Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris will not be enough to save the world’s coral reefs, according to a Plenary session...
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First digital map of ocean sediments reveals weaker carbon sink
Abstract Knowing the patterns of distribution of sediments in the global ocean is critical for understanding biogeochemical cycles and how deep-sea deposits respond to environmental change at the sea...
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Rapidly acidifying waters pose major threat for Southern Ocean ecosystem
As a result of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, the chemistry of the Southern Ocean is expected to change so fast over the next few decades that tiny creatures at the base of the...
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Phytoplankton rapidly disappearing from the Indian Ocean
Tweet A rapid loss of phytoplankton threatens to turn the western Indian Ocean into an “ecological desert,” a new study warns. The research reveals that phytoplankton populations in the region fell an...
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The Atlantic Ocean Is Acidifying at a Rapid Rate
Tweet A new study finds the ocean is absorbing 50 percent more carbon than it was a decade ago, and that could have dire consequences for dolphins, whales, and other marine life. The paper published...
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Turning point on ocean acidification?
Acidifying oceans are often thought of as an intractable problem with only a sole global solution – decrease carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. While that is true, it is also unlikely, at least in the...
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America’s super polluters Many states have at least one. In southwest...
EVANSVILLE, Indiana—To see one of the country’s largest coal-fired power plants, head northwest from this Ohio River city. Or east, because there’s another in the region. In fact, nearly every...
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The Unreliable Sink
Joellen Russell wasn’t prepared for the 10-metre waves that pounded her research vessel during an expedition south of New Zealand. “It felt like the ship would be crushed each time we rolled into a...
View ArticleBiological Impacts Of Ocean Acidification
Research on ocean acidification has seen a remarkable development over the past decade and has become one of the fastest growing fields of research in marine sciences. Today it is among the top...
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