ocean acidification
Scientists Discover Arctic Waters Are Rapidly Becoming Acidic in Dire Climate Warning
The western Arctic Ocean's high rate of acidification magnifies the impact of carbon dioxide on all of our oceans, which will likely face a similar fate.
The Ocean Is Screwed If We Don’t Do Something Now, UN Report Says
Melting ice, sea level rise, ocean acidification, heat waves, and deadly storm surges are among the many threats outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The Seafloor Is Dissolving Because of Climate Change
According to a new study, ocean acidification is setting off a dangerous feedback loop that’s dissolving the very bottom of the ocean.
The Geoduck Diver
Hozoji Matheson-Margullis is widely recognized for her pummeling drum chops. But at 37, the emerging marine biologist is making waves at the forefront of Native American STEM in an age of climate change and Trump.
15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Are Warning Humankind We Are Screwed
Human impacts on the environment are putting our future at risk, they say.
Mathematical Formula Predicts Global Mass Extinction Event in 2100
If we put another 310 gigatons of carbon into the ocean by 2100, which we’re well on track to do, we enter “unknown territory.”
Sushi as We Know It Will Be Wiped Out by 2050
Climate change will likely make good sushi incredibly expensive, and cheap sushi will be really gross.
Our Oceans Are Dying and Kelp Forests Might Be Their Only Hope
As humans burn fossil fuels and mow down forests with abandon, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere skyrockets—and it ends up in the ocean. Now, scientists are turning to kelp to suck up that CO2.
Goodbye World: We’ve Passed the Carbon Tipping Point For Good
Atmospheric carbon levels are probably stuck at 400 parts per million, scientists say.
Saving the Great Barrier Reef Will Cost $6 Billion, But It Could Be Worse
New report from the Queensland government recommends altering land use and improvement farm management.
Those Plumes of Methane Leaking Off the Coast of Washington Are Really Bad News for the Oceans
The methane contributes to ocean acidification, which is impacting the shellfish industry in the Pacific Northwest, but is probably not a big contributor to climate change — yet.
Your Sunscreen Might Be Killing the World's Coral Reefs
Researchers say the chemical oxybenzone damages the DNA of baby corals, disruptes their endocrine system, causes the corals to deform, and induces bleaching.