Acidic Oceans Supplement

An article in the Honolulu Advertiser's website showed up regarded the acidification of ocean water. I wrote a previous post about it here.

It basically just talks about the plan they are considering implementing to combat greenhouse gas emissions. The new policy has two major strategies, a long term goal and a short term one. They want to limit fossil fuel emissions to stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide and build the reef's resilience so that reefs could potentially recover from acidification.

The article also reveals that to some scientists, acidification is the most significant threat to oceans today.

[A quote from the article] "It's happening much faster than we realized," said C. Mark Eakin, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration coral reef watch coordinator. "Sometime this century, coral reefs are no longer going to be able to keep with the rate of erosion. Five years ago I wasn't scared, but now I am."

Just wanted to share. :)

posted by Sage @ 8/29/2008 02:49:00 PM Comments: 0