Tag: ocean acidification
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Scientists Discover Mutant Coral Reefs in Highly Polluted Areas
Scientists recently discovered an area of ‘super corals’ growing in unlikely conditions. Normally, corals begin bleaching when exposed to extreme heat. However, a UT Austin hydrology professor found coral reefs thriving despite high carbon dioxide levels in the Philippines. This is encouraging news and warrants further investigation. Bayani Cardenas, the UT Austin professor, first made…
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NASA Reveals 2020 Tied for the Warmest Year Ever Recorded
According to recent research by NASA, 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year in Earth’s recorded history. Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York studied the global average surface temperature for last year. They found that the temperature had risen 1.84 degrees Fahrenheit above the baseline 1951-1980 mean. 2020…
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Researchers Reveal How Sea Otter Population Change Impacts the Climate
The size of the world’s sea otter population, changing because of warming oceans, may accelerate climate change, according to scientists. Limestone reefs that have been a part of Alaskan kelp forests for centuries have started to disappear. According to an article shared on September 10, 2o20 in Science Daily, the authors believe that predator loss…
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Scientists Reveal How Ocean Acidification Could Lead to Mass Extinctions
Our oceans are not just a wondrous powerhouse of beauty and mystery. They are the most prominent instrument on our planet that absorbs the heat from the atmosphere. Only about 30% of heat from the sun reflects off of the planet’s surface. The oceans have absorbed about 90% of the combined heat that we create,…