Obstbäume statt CO2-”Endlager”
Unter dem Motto „Obstbäume statt CO2-Endlager“ ruft ein Bündnis von Umweltverbänden dazu auf, durch das Pflanzen von Obstbäumen ein Zeichen gegen die Pläne der Bundesregierung zu setzen, Kohlendioxid...
View ArticleUncovering Surprising Blooms in the Arctic
A changing Arctic spells bad news for polar bears and other animals ©Michael Stephens Last summer I had the amazing opportunity to be on board the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy, in partnership...
View ArticleVanishing Arctic Ice
Previous low from 2007. This year's minimum smaller by an area the size of Texas ©Wikimedia Commons The National Snow and Ice Data Center has announced that Arctic sea ice melted to its yearly...
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What Do Historic CO2 Levels Mean for the Oceans?
“Keeling Curve” shows CO2 levels increase from 1958-2013. (Source: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD) For the first time in human history, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels passed 400 parts...
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A More Acidic Ocean May Wipe Out Antarctic Krill
Krill: A tiny creature with a giant impact on our oceans' ecosystems. Photo: Uwe Kils A new study published Sunday in Nature Climate Change finds that ocean acidification could cause the Southern...
View ArticleFish Could Lose Their Friends Thanks to Ocean Acidification
Tropical damselfish (Chromis viridis) (Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble / Flickr Creative Commons) Climate change is going to leave some fish feeling very lonely in the coming years, as new research...
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