Ocean Acidification News

Climate change, ocean acidification may doom jumbo squid Climate change may stop jumbo squid invasion mongabay.com December 15, 2008

Climate change will transform the chemical-makeup of the ocean Climate change will transform the chemical-makeup of the ocean Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com December 11, 2008

Tropical ocean dead zones could increase 50 percent by 2050 Tropical ocean dead zones could increase 50 percent by 2050 Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 18, 2008

Group may sue EPA under Clean Water Act to address ocean acidification Group may sue EPA under Clean Water Act to address ocean acidification mongabay.com November 14, 2008

Rapid action to stop ocean acidification would save billions in lost revenue Stopping ocean acidification would save billions of dollars in revenue Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 12, 2008 Dwindling shellfish…

Effects of ocean acidification will come 30 years earlier than expected Effects of ocean acidification will come 30 years earlier than expected mongabay.com November 11, 2008

Geoengineering schemes need ranking system to avoid wasting money, destroying the planet Geoengineering schemes need ranking system to avoid wasting money, destroying the planet mongabay.com October 26, 2008 Schemes to…

U.S. pledges $40M toward coral reef conservation U.S. pledges $40M toward coral reef conservation mongabay.com October 23, 2008

'Safe' CO2 level may destroy the fishing industry, wreck reefs 'Safe' CO2 level may destroy the fishing industry, wreck reefs mongabay.com September 23, 2008

This year has been full of bad news regarding marine ecosystems: one-third of coral species threatened with extinction, dead-zones spread to 415 sites, half of U.S. reefs in fair or…

Ocean acidification may hurt reproduction in marine life Ocean acidification may hurt reproduction in marine life mongabay.com July 30, 2008 Ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels in the…

More bad news for coral reefs: climate change will increase chance of erosion Climate change will increase the erosion of coral reefs Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com July 28, 2008 Coral reefs…

1/3 of corals face extinction 1/3 of corals face extinction mongabay.com July 10, 2008 Nearly one-third of reef-building corals are vulnerable to extinction, according to an assessment of 845 species…

U.S. coral reefs in trouble U.S. coral reefs in trouble mongabay.com July 7, 2008 Related: 1/3 of corals face extinction Nearly half of U.S. coral reefs are in "poor" or…

Rare good news for besieged corals: giant reef found off Brazil Good news for reefs: giant coral structure found off Brazil mongabay.com July 8, 2008 Amid a series of dire…

CO2 emissions could doom fishing industry CO2 emissions could doom fishing industry mongabay.com July 3, 2008 Aside from warming climate, rising carbon dioxide emissions are contributing to ocean acidification, threatening…

Ocean acidification worse than expected, threatens sea life Ocean acidification worse than expected, threatens sea life mongabay.com May 22, 2008 Increasing ocean acidification along the continental shelf of North America…

Photos of bizarre species discovered in Antarctica Photos of bizarre creatures discovered in Antarctica mongabay.com February 19, 2008 The stalked structures looking like glass tulips are actually animals known as…

Why are oceans at risk from global warming? Why are oceans at risk from global warming? mongabay.com February 17, 2008 Climate change is putting the world's oceans at risk by…

How will global warming affect marine food chains? How will global warming affect marine food chains? mongabay.com February 17, 2008 Rising temperatures and acidity of the world's oceans due to…

Scientists suggest new geological epoch: ours Scientists suggest new geological epoch: ours Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com January 30, 2008 It would be called the Anthropocene. The word was coined by chemist…

Global warming will degrade 98% of coral reefs by 2050 Global warming will degrade 98% of coral reefs by 2050 mongabay.com December 13, 2007 Ocean acidification caused by human-induced carbon…

Ocean CO2 collector could fight global warming and ocean acification Ocean CO2 collector could fight global warming and ocean acification mongabay.com November 20, 2007 Researchers have proposed a geoengineering solution…

Global warming is melting soft corals Global warming is melting soft corals mongabay.com November 13, 2007 Soft corals are "simply melting and wasting away" due to global warming-induced environmental stress…

CO2 emissions cause ocean acidification, threaten sea life CO2 emissions cause ocean acidification, threaten sea life mongabay.com September 21, 2007 Human-induced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could alter ocean chemistry to…

Environmentalists may use Endangered Species Act to pressure gov't on global warming Environmentalists may use Endangered Species Act to pressure gov't on global warming mongabay.com September 7, 2007 The addition…

Industrial pollution worsens ocean acidification, threatens marine animals Industrial pollution acidifies ocean, threatens marine animals mongabay.com September 3, 2007 Ocean acidification, already a concern due to rising levels of carbon…