Ocean Acidification Expansion

Guest essay by Steven Burnett Back in July I wrote a piece that was published at Wattsupwiththat.com regarding the ocean acidification hypothesis (OA) and some of the issues I had…

Another 'fish story' about ocean acidification where researchers fool themselves into thinking they are actually doing science

Readers may recall this previous fish story: CO2 increases to make drunken clownfish Well, Danielle Dixon and Philip Munday are at it again.  This PR claim from the Georgia Institute of…

Palau's coral reefs surprisingly resistant to ocean acidification

Oh, darn, that’s not supposed to happen. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg will be outraged. Marine scientists working on the coral reefs of Palau have made two unexpected discoveries that could provide insight into…

Claim: Local factors cause dramatic spikes in coastal ocean acidity

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…

CO2 in the air, CO2 in the seawater

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach [See updated graph] Inspired by some comments on another thread, I decided to see what I could find in the way of actual measurements of…