1/5 of Coral Reefs Lost Due to Acid-Filled Oceans

[SeanCallan]

The world has lost nearly one-fifth of its coral reefs, and much of the rest could be destroyed by increasingly acidic seas if climate change continues unchecked, a conservation group warned Wednesday.

 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...-poland-AP.html

[zoozilla]

More sobering news :(

 

Thanks for the link btw.

Edited December 11, 2008 by zoozilla

[Smoothtriqueter]

just wrote a paper on ocean acidification......one thing it doesnt say in this one is a 0.2 change in pH (as we know is no good for your corals) well there has already been a 0.1 reduction in ocean pH and even with emission caps being put in place many are sure that we willl reach a point of 0.35 drop in pH. And the other thing it doesn't say is nobody has any real clue at all what is going to happen to ocean because over 80% of research on global climate concerns are terrestrial or atmospheric.

 

Just my 2c on alll this. scary stuff to think about.

[lanman]

just wrote a paper on ocean acidification......one thing it doesnt say in this one is a 0.2 change in pH (as we know is no good for your corals) well there has already been a 0.1 reduction in ocean pH and even with emission caps being put in place many are sure that we willl reach a point of 0.35 drop in pH. And the other thing it doesn't say is nobody has any real clue at all what is going to happen to ocean because over 80% of research on global climate concerns are terrestrial or atmospheric.

 

Just my 2c on alll this. scary stuff to think about.

 

How large is the world's supply of baking soda???

 

bob