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Other NewsEditorialsAfter Gulf oil spill, Obama plans better use of oceans.With the end of the BP oil spill in sight, Obama orders federal agencies to zone human uses of coastal seas (and the Great Lakes). It won't be easy but it is essential. Christian Science Monitor 22 Jul 'Neath the great blue lies an ocean of trouble.To say the ocean is connected to the air, not to mention the weather and food chain, is to understate things. So we take sharp notice of a preliminary report which finds that acid levels in seawater worldwide are rising to the point at which sea life, as well as living coral reefs, could be harmed. Portland Oregonian 03 May OpinionTime to face the dark side of science,It seems that every time we open a science magazine, we see yet more evidence of the truly monumental environmental issues we now face. The changes we are wreaking on a global scale are an index of the incredible power of science. But at the same time, we are now seeing that this power also has a dark side. Sydney ABC News 17 Aug Disaster in the making.Above the waterline, the Christmas Atoll south of Hawaii seems to be a tropical paradise. But explorations of the surrounding seas by San Diego-based researchers found corals were dead or diseased, sharks and other large predators were scarce and only small fish darted past slime-covered reefs. San Diego Union-Tribune 16 Aug Feds look to the Northwest for ideas on climate change.The recent East Coast heat wave stressed power grids and triggered a scramble to open cooling centers for people without air conditioning. Eugene Register Guard 17 Jul |
Study: Marine life at risk in CO2 rise.A "natural laboratory" in the Mediterranean revealing effects of carbon dioxide levels in oceans paints a bleak picture for future marine life, researchers say. United Press International 01 Sep Our dying corals — and how to save them.The truly long-term threats to corals are warming oceans and acidification — both of which are at least partly due to climate change. Time Magazine 30 Aug CO2 emission needs to be curbed to limit ocean acidification: Experts.Scientists have called for rapid curbing of carbon dioxide emission levels in order to limit ocean acidification as well as global warming. BioScholar 22 Aug A looming oxygen crisis hits the world's oceans.As warming intensifies, scientists warn, the oxygen content of oceans across the planet could be more and more diminished, with serious consequences for the future of fish and other sea life. Yale Environment 360 05 Aug Ocean acidification makes oceans smell funny.As rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide create more acidic oceans, their waters may start to smell funny and that change could prove possibly fatal to fish. Discovery Channel 03 Aug Oysters a sign of trouble from Puget Sound acidity.Pacific oysters in the wild on Washington's coast haven't reproduced in six seasons. Scientists suspect ocean-chemistry changes linked to the fossil-fuel emissions that cause global warming are helping kill these juvenile shellfish. Seattle Times 01 Aug Threatening ocean life from the inside out.Time is running out to limit ocean acidification before it irreparably harms the food chain on which the world’s oceans—and people—depend. As the water becomes more acidic, corals and animals such as clams have trouble building skeletons and shells. But even more sinister, the acidity can interfere with basic bodily functions for all marine animals, shelled or not. Scientific American 27 Jul B.C. shellfish farmers can't help Gulf breeders in wake of spill.Climate change has wreaked havoc on seed oyster hatcheries on the West Coast, leaving no extra capacity to send to the Gulf shellfish farmers who are looking at totally rebuilding their stock following the Deepwater Horizon spill. Vancouver Province 26 Jul Acidic Arctic threat.The icy Arctic waters around Norway's archipelago of Svalbard may seem pristine and clear, but like the rest of the world's oceans, they are facing the threat of growing acidity. Agence France-Presse 26 Jul Arctic Ocean full up with carbon dioxide.As climate scientists watched the Arctic's sea-ice cover shrink year after year, they thought there might be a silver lining: an ice-free Arctic Ocean could soak up large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. But research published in Science Thursday suggests that part of the Arctic Ocean has already almost reached its limit. Nature 23 Jul |
