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Acid oceans 'need urgent action' ( The oceans are absorbing CO2 and must stop....?)
BBC ^ | Friday, 30 January 2009 15:42 GMT, | BBC Alarmist...

Posted on 01/31/2009 7:56:51 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

The world's marine ecosystems risk being severely damaged by ocean acidification unless there are dramatic cuts in CO2 emissions, warn scientists.

More than 150 top marine researchers have voiced their concerns through the "Monaco Declaration", which warns that changes in acidity are accelerating.

The declaration, supported by Prince Albert II of Monaco, builds on findings from an earlier international summit.

It says pH levels are changing 100 times faster than natural variability.

Based on the research priorities identified at The Ocean in a High CO2 World symposium, held in October 2008, the declaration states:

"We scientists who met in Monaco to review what is known about ocean acidification declare that we are deeply concerned by recent, rapid changes in ocean chemistry and their potential, within decades, to severely affect marine organisms, food webs, biodiversity and fisheries."

'The other CO2 problem'

It calls on policymakers to stabilise CO2 emissions "at a safe level to avoid not only dangerous climate change but also dangerous ocean acidification".

Bleached coral (Image: AP)


The researchers warn that ocean acidification, which they refer to as "the other CO2 problem", could make most regions of the ocean inhospitable to coral reefs by 2050, if atmospheric CO2 levels continue to increase.

The also say that it could lead to substantial changes in commercial fish stocks, threatening food security for millions of people.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acidityhoax; carbondioxide; climatechange; co2; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; oceanography; oceans; panicporn
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The fish are working to moderate the impact:

Fish poop helps balance ocean's acid levels

1 posted on 01/31/2009 7:56:51 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Shouldn’t they all just be evolving? What’s to worry?


2 posted on 01/31/2009 7:59:07 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

If the BBC said it, it must be true. ROFLMAO.

Absolutely no sarcasm here at all. No sir. I kid you not.


3 posted on 01/31/2009 8:00:14 PM PST by garyhope (Barack Hussein Obambi, Marxist traitor and the end of America and Western civilization)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

This is ridiculous. 0.1 pH units since revolutionary times? Anyone who works with this measurement must have trouble keeping a straight face.


4 posted on 01/31/2009 8:02:33 PM PST by Mr. Peabody
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The sky is falling, the sky is falling.


5 posted on 01/31/2009 8:02:38 PM PST by mom-7
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To: mom-7

quick! somebody post the ohhhh nooozzz guys!


6 posted on 01/31/2009 8:03:48 PM PST by wombtotomb (since its "above his paygrade", why can't we err on the side of caution about when life begins?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

What ever happened to acid rain?


7 posted on 01/31/2009 8:07:13 PM PST by Semper Mark (Born free, Will live free, And will die free)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The sky is falling! The sky is falling! I mean, the ocean is wet! The ocean is wet!! We’re all gonna DIE!!


8 posted on 01/31/2009 8:13:54 PM PST by bboop (obama, little o, not a Real God)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Maybe they need to get the third world countries and the oriental countries to stop dumping their crap into the ocean without suitable treatment.


9 posted on 01/31/2009 8:18:17 PM PST by swmobuffalo ("We didn't seek the approval of Code Pink and MoveOn.org before deciding what to do")
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Liberals are insane.


10 posted on 01/31/2009 8:18:24 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Countdown to depression: 99... 98... 97...)
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To: Markos33

All rain is acid. It’s supposed to be that way.


11 posted on 01/31/2009 8:20:59 PM PST by mamelukesabre (Give me Liberty or give me something to aim at)
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To: swmobuffalo

Or tell them to start dumping soap, lye, and caustic. That’ll counter act the acid.

How bout we air lift millions of tons of rolaids to the ocean?


12 posted on 01/31/2009 8:22:26 PM PST by mamelukesabre (Give me Liberty or give me something to aim at)
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To: wombtotomb

13 posted on 01/31/2009 8:23:27 PM PST by bill1952 (McCain and the GOP were worthless)
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To: bboop

HA! That was my first thought, “The sky is falling!”, but upon further reflection my response is - I thought they had Prince Albert in a can?


14 posted on 01/31/2009 8:25:11 PM PST by Jenny217
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To: mamelukesabre

Correct! But remember how they tried to scare us with that one too?

We just ignored until their faces turned purple and they went away.


15 posted on 01/31/2009 8:28:47 PM PST by Semper Mark (Born free, Will live free, And will die free)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Atmospheric CO2. 380 ppm. .038%. Doesn’t sound high to me. But then, I’m not using it to extort the population.


16 posted on 01/31/2009 8:29:15 PM PST by CaptRon (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

i still have a copy of the 1970 ramparts magazine

that on the cover warns of all our oceans dying in a decade or so.


17 posted on 01/31/2009 8:32:24 PM PST by ken21 (the only thing we have to fear is fdr deja vu.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Actually, I do not care anymore, well since Nov 4th,


18 posted on 01/31/2009 8:36:21 PM PST by dforest (life is now good again....he has been inaugurated)
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To: Markos33

Carbonate system. Isn’t that how it works? I don’t remember the details. All I remember is that term. I took a college course in water pollution years ago. Learned about...oh wow...stuff. It’s all gone from my memory now.

BOD5
dissolved oxygen content
carbonate buffer

That’s about all that’s left.


19 posted on 01/31/2009 8:37:38 PM PST by mamelukesabre (Give me Liberty or give me something to aim at)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Everything we do is part of nature. We are part of nature. By definition what we do is natural. They’re all idiots. They try and separate us from everything else at the same time telling us we’ve evolved from apes - who are still, appparently, part of nature.


20 posted on 01/31/2009 8:43:09 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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