Posted on 06/20/2015 12:08:50 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
The world is embarking on its sixth mass extinction with animals disappearing about 100 times faster than they used to, scientists warned Friday, and humans could be among the first victims.
Not since the age of the dinosaurs ended 66 million years ago has the planet been losing species at this rapid a rate, said a study led by experts at Stanford University, Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley.
The study "shows without any significant doubt that we are now entering the sixth great mass extinction event," said co-author Paul Ehrlich, a Stanford University professor of biology.
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Thank you for pointing that out. It didn’t sound credible, so I am glad you can confirm the source is not credible. Thanks.
'Dr. Paul Ehrlich, professor of biology at Stanford University" may sound credible.
But he's not.
And the mass of the salt in the water, makes the mass of the CO2 in the atmosphere, insignificant.
Has that guy ever been right about anything?
Yes, the oceans are slightly alkaline, but CO2 is helping to move them toward neutral. As CO2 levels get higher, will the oceans become slightly acidic?? What will be the impact on various life forms and especially those with calcium containing shells and structures?
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I agree.
Here’s something for you to read while you worry.
Just how exactly does one come up with a single value for Ocean pH?
There is a lot of Ocean out there.
If you measure near land, the fresh river water will lower your results
What depth of Ocean water do you use?
What temperature of water since it is such a temperature defendant value?
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