From Duke University Fluctuation ‘adds insult to injury’ for marine creatures DURHAM, N.C. – A new Duke University-led study has documented dramatic, natural short-term increases in the acidity of a…
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But what about the oceans? Research shows declining levels of acidity in Sierra Nevada lakes
From the University of California – Riverside, something that makes me wonder: if the oceans are supposedly becoming more acidified due to CO2 in the atmosphere, why aren’t lakes in…
Scientists Look to Fight Climate Change by Dumping 6,000 Gallons of Chemicals into Ocean Near Martha’s Vineyard
A team of scientists is looking to dump chemicals into waters off the coast of Massachusetts this summer to research whether doing so could be an effective counter to ocean…
Ocean Acidification
Pro: Carbon Dioxide is Dangerously Changing Ocean pH For more than 200 years, or since the industrial revolution, the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has increased due…
Claim: Scientists find link between fast-melting Arctic ice and ocean acidification
An international team of researchers have sounded new alarm bells about the changing chemistry of the western region of the Arctic Ocean after discovering acidity levels increasing three to four times faster than…
Ocean Acidification Cut Down to Size
So it is that another scientific study has shown ocean acidification and warming to be a non-problem.
Claim: Ocean acidification locks algal communities in a simplified state
In a study published on 11th January 2021 in Global Change Biology, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have revealed that as oceanic carbon dioxide levels rise, the biodiversity and…
Claim: Ocean acidification causing coral ‘osteoporosis’ on iconic reefs
Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification is affecting corals’ ability to build their skeletons, but it has been challenging to isolate its effect from that of simultaneous warming ocean…
Tiny shells reveal waters off California are acidifying twice as fast as the global ocean
NOAA Headquarters In first-of-its-kind research, NOAA scientists and academic partners used 100 years of microscopic shells to show that the coastal waters off California are acidifying twice as fast as…
Ocean Acidification Study: CO2 Damages Algae
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to scientists who bubbled CO2 through a tank full of wild algae, we need to be concerned about the health of the world’s seas…
The Total Myth of Ocean Acidification: Science! Edition
Guest myth-busting by David Middleton From the American Association of Science of America [1]… Ocean acidification could boost shell growth in snails and sea urchins By Katie Camero Jul. 23,…
CO2 and ocean chemistry
by Dr. Daniele Mazza Oceans cover about 71% of the earth surface, but their influence on climate change is not only due to high heat capacity of water , not…
AN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION EXPERIMENT
Author: Dr. Michael Chase, 16th May 2019 SCOPE This article describes the method and PRELIMINARY outcome of a relatively low cost “laboratory” (kitchen) experiment on the response of seawater pH…
Coral seems to have its own strategy for adapting to ‘ocean acidification’
From KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KAUST) and the “don’t worry, nature always finds a way” department Coral tricks for adapting to ocean acidification A process that changes the…
The Total Myth of Ocean Acidification
The Fable of Chicken Little of the Sea Guest essay by David Middleton, When it comes to debunking Gorebal Warming, Chicken Little of the Sea (“ocean acidification”) and other Warmunist…
A benefit of "ocean acidification" – more herring
From the NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY comes this study where they actually did the experiment right – and dissed other studies where “lab tanks” were used to study…
Good news! Oysters may be safe from ocean acidification
From the UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH Future climate change may not adversely affect seafood quality The eating qualities of UK oysters may not be adversely affected by future ocean acidification and global…
How NOAA and Bad Modeling Invented an “Ocean Acidification” Icon: Part 1 – Sea Butterflies
Guest essay by Jim Steele Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University and author of Landscapes & Cycles: An Environmentalist’s Journey to Climate Skepticism If you google…
Inconvenient result: Ocean acidification can also promote shell formation
From the “non-news in the MSM because it doesn’t support the cause” department comes this inconvenient study from the NIOZ ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH. Unexpected result: Ocean acidification can…
Ocean Acidification Failure: UEA Prof Complains Government Failed To Shut Down Press Freedom
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Professor Phillip Williamson, NERC Science Coordinator, University of East Anglia has written a long whiny piece in The Conversation, complaining that the British Government didn’t…
Temperature Dependence of Ocean pH shows CO2 may not be only driver of 'ocean acidification'
Guest essay by James R. Barrante, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT It is well-known that ocean pH has decreased from approximately 8.2…
Some plants do just fine in acidic oceans
From JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY Scientists find some thrive in acid seas Researchers from James Cook University have found that ocean acidification may not be all bad news for one important…
Are the Oceans Becoming More Acidic?
Guest essay by Clyde Spencer “There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.” – William James Introduction Are the oceans becoming “more acidic,”…
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