More stingers as sea temperatures rise
Winter seas are usually free of jellyfish, but scientists warn rising sea temperatures in far north Queensland are prolonging the stinger season.
Climate Change Puts Even ‘Safe’ Species at Risk
By Tim Redford, Climate News Network: LONDON—Climate change doesn’t just threaten species that are already vulnerable – it could have alarming consequences for a huge range of birds, corals and amphibians that no-one had considered in danger of extinction before, according to a new study. Wendy Foden of the International Union for the Conservation of…
Carbon Dioxide Is ‘Driving Fish Crazy’
Science Daily: Jan. 21, 2012 — Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival, an international scientific team has found. Carbon dioxide concentrations predicted to occur in the ocean by the end of this century will interfere with fishes’ ability…
The Warming went into the Deep
The answer is blowing in the wind: The warming went into the deep endBy Rasmus Benestad / RealClimate[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]April 26, 2013: There has been an unusual surge of interest in the climate sensitivity based on the last decade’s worth of temperature measurements, and a lengthy story in the Economist tries to argue that the…
Horizon: Death Of The Oceans?
Video Link http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/death-oceans/ Sir David Attenborough reveals the findings of one of the most ambitious scientific studies of our time – an investigation into what is happening to our oceans. He looks at whether it is too late to save their remarkable biodiversity. Horizon travels from the cold waters of the North Atlantic to the…
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
This groundbreaking NRDC documentary explores the startling phenomenon of ocean acidification, which may soon challenge marine life on a scale not seen for tens of millions of years. The film, featuring Sigourney Weaver, originally aired on Discovery Planet Green.
The Day The Oceans Boiled
First transmitted on Channel Four / Equinox, December 2001. How changes to the world’s forests and oceans could trigger a rapid acceleration of global warming 55 million years ago, something strange happened to life on Earth: many animals suddenly shrank, with horses becoming the size of modern domestic cats. The reason was a dramatic rise…
Arctic Ocean Acidification (2013)
AMAP’s new assessment of the Arctic Ocean Acidification (AOA) reviews the current state of knowledge regarding ocean acidification from an Arctic perspective. More information on the results of this assessment will be made available from the AMAP website amap.no
Arctic Ocean ‘acidifying rapidly’
BBC: The Arctic seas are being made rapidly more acidic by carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new report. Scientists from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) monitored widespread changes in ocean chemistry in the region. They say even if CO2 emissions stopped now, it would take tens of thousands of years for Arctic Ocean chemistry to…