Tag: acidification
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West Coast Ocean Acidification Rates Among Highest In World
The United States is stepping away from the Paris Climate Agreement, but the consequences of climate change will be more difficult to leave behind. Take ocean acidification, a major emerging threat to West Coast fisheries. Researchers at Oregon State University have recorded some of the highest levels of ocean acidification in the world – and…
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Persistent spatial structuring of coastal ocean acidification in the California Current System
Across the CCLME, we observed near-shore pH that fell well below current global mean surface ocean pH of 8.1 (Fig. 1). Minimum pH reached as low as 7.43 at the most acidified site, and up to 18% of recorded values fell below 7.8 during the upwelling season (Table S1). These minima are among the lowest…
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Acidified Ocean Water Widespread Along North American West Coast
photo: Tidepool organisms are threatened by acidification. (Credit: Jane Lubchenco) A three-year survey of the California Current System along the West Coast of the United States found persistent, highly acidified water throughout this ecologically critical nearshore habitat, with “hotspots” of pH measurements as low as any oceanic surface waters in the world. (From Phys.org /…
