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Jellyfish are taking over the oceans: ( Population surge due to rising acidity of world’s seas...)
EPOCA ^ | Monday, 6 December 2010 | EPOCA

Posted on 12/06/2010 10:59:00 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Jellyfish are taking over the oceans: Population surge as rising acidity of world’s seas kills predators

Britain’s beaches could soon be inundated with records numbers of jellyfish, marine experts warned today.

Scientists say the number of jellyfish are on the rise thanks to the increasing acidity of the world’s oceans.

The warning comes in a new report into ocean acidification – an often overlooked side effect of burning fossil fuel.

Studies have shown that higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doesn’t just trigger climate change but can make the oceans more acid.

Since the start of the industrial revolution, acidity levels of the oceans have gone up 30 per cent, marine biologists say.

The new report, published by the UN Environment Programme during the Climate Change talks in Cancun, Mexico, warns that the acidification of oceans makes it harder for coral reefs and shellfish to form skeletons – threatening larger creatures that depend on them for food.

David Derbyshire, Daily Mail, 3 December 2010. Full article.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Science
KEYWORDS: cancunsummit; doomsday; globalwarminghoax; oceanacidification
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1 posted on 12/06/2010 10:59:06 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: NormsRevenge; steelyourfaith; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; tubebender; Carry_Okie; Brad's Gramma; ...
But the Redwoods are doing better...FR Thread:

Researchers admit inconvenient finding: CO2 is helping giant redwoods grow

2 posted on 12/06/2010 11:02:21 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Is this because we’re onto the scam with global warming? I live at the beach in Florida. I haven’t noticed an increase in jelly fish and I care because they sting.


3 posted on 12/06/2010 11:02:34 AM PST by November 2010
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Tuna and swordfish populations reported elated.

/johnny

4 posted on 12/06/2010 11:03:27 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Paging SpongeBob


5 posted on 12/06/2010 11:03:27 AM PST by dfwgator (Congratulations to Josh Hamilton - AL MVP)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Somebody’s on acid, but I don’t think it’s the jellyfish.


6 posted on 12/06/2010 11:03:34 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Underwater volcanoes are ignored. Two thirds of the world’s volcanoes are undersea. There are 3 million of them estimated, and about 30,000 are active. There is essentially NO monitoring or measurement of their acid output, understandably. Assumptions of causes of ocean acidity without consideration of undersea volcanic data is obviously problematic.


7 posted on 12/06/2010 11:05:13 AM PST by givemELL (Does Taiwan eet the Criteria to Qualify as an "Overseas Territory of the United States"? by Richar)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

All we need is a good recipe....


8 posted on 12/06/2010 11:06:20 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug6N0YMp7lk


9 posted on 12/06/2010 11:08:26 AM PST by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

“The warning comes in a new report into ocean acidification – an often overlooked side effect of burning fossil fuel.”

Aye yigh yigh, these Climate Change Nazi’s are relentless aren’t they? Now driving my car and using incessant bulbs is causing a jelly fish explosion.. Oh no, better run out and get an ZerO/UAW Motors Volt!!! LOL...


10 posted on 12/06/2010 11:08:55 AM PST by Craigon
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To: November 2010
That would be my thought...from the comments at the Daily Mail article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1335337/Jelly-fish-alert-Population-surge-rising-acidity-worlds-oceans-kills-predators.html

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Expect many more scary scenario stories like this.The ocean is full of calcium, It won't go acid.The same CO2 never did this to the ocean before,even when there was 20 times as much of it in the atmosphere. How can it be doing it now?

- ag, fife, 05/12/2010 10:19

11 posted on 12/06/2010 11:09:30 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

“The warning comes in a new report into ocean acidification – an often overlooked side effect of burning fossil fuel.”

Here is the money quote, and where they are going with this. And as one poster pointed out, the underwater volcanoes are being ignored. Add that even assumes that anything else they are saying is correct.

It is like saying that, during a hard rainstorm, the lawn is wet because somebody accidentally tripped and spilled their glass of water.


12 posted on 12/06/2010 11:10:45 AM PST by RobRoy (The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
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To: RobRoy
“The warning comes in a new report into ocean acidification – an often overlooked side effect of burning fossil fuel.”

If anything, it's becoming only slightly less basic. It still hasn't passed past neutral into acidic.
13 posted on 12/06/2010 11:12:00 AM PST by aruanan
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To: RobRoy
“The warning comes in a new report into ocean acidification – an often overlooked side effect of burning fossil fuel.”

Plant sources and outgassing from the earth contribute much, much more to the yearly CO2 production (and 5 year complete turnover) than anything by humans.
14 posted on 12/06/2010 11:13:41 AM PST by aruanan
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To: Sacajaweau

http://rasamalaysia.com/my-favorite-childhood-junk-food/
YUM! Another favorite of mine. I have half a dozen bags of spicy jellyfish snacks in the fridge. Think I’ll pop one open!


15 posted on 12/06/2010 11:17:20 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Sacajaweau

[ All we need is a good recipe.... ]

Avoid jellyfish sushi.... They may still have stingers in them....

Jellyfish Chowder though, yum yum yum.....


16 posted on 12/06/2010 11:19:35 AM PST by GraceG
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To: RobRoy

[ Here is the money quote, and where they are going with this. And as one poster pointed out, the underwater volcanoes are being ignored. Add that even assumes that anything else they are saying is correct. ]

I wonder what the yearly output of the “black smokers” is...

What we really need is a species of fish that thrives on eating jellyfish and for that species of fish to be tasty.


17 posted on 12/06/2010 11:21:48 AM PST by GraceG
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Acid-for-blood ping.


18 posted on 12/06/2010 11:26:21 AM PST by The Comedian (Government: Saving people from freedom since time immemorial.)
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To: Sacajaweau

A shame that jellyfish don’t taste like lobster.


19 posted on 12/06/2010 11:32:22 AM PST by JPG (Sarah dedicated her new book to Trig: "I'm glad you're here.")
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To: Sacajaweau

Stocking the oceans with the peanut butter fish would provide the perfect combo to feed the third world countries and those concerned about global warming.


20 posted on 12/06/2010 11:39:40 AM PST by BipolarBob (Even the earth is bipolar.)
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