Ocean acidification

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07/03/2008

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Table of Contents Ocean acidification Table of Contents

 
  1. Since the industrial revolution, ocean pH has gone down by 0.1 units.
  2. Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are already 30 percent higher.
  3. Atmospheric release of CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels.
  4. Southern Ocean surface waters will begin to become under saturated with respect to aragonite.
  5. The Effect of Acidification in the Pacific Region.
  6. At much worse scenario is when the islands coastline slowly recede.

Abstract

Recently, global warming has gained massive attention due to the documentary An Inconvenient Truth presented by former Vice-President of the United States Al Gore. In relation to that, the National Academy of Sciences reported that "gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures to rise". However, there is another pressing issue in corollary with global warming that must be attended to by world leaders - increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide resulting to ocean acidification. Sponberg expressed his disturbing concern for the issue:

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