• Carbon Dioxide is killing the Ocean life.

    From Gryphon@VERT/CYBERIA to All on Monday, October 27, 2014 10:09:00
    Apparently, Global Warming is not the only result of our dependance on fossil-fuels. The burning of the fossil-fuels causes enormous amounts of green-house gasses to enter the atmosphere, which does cause warming. But the Carbon Dioxide gets absorbed into the oceans and makes them more acidic; not just warmer.

    Carbon Dioxide Is Putting Shelled Animals at Risk

    For tens of millions of years, Earth's oceans have maintained a
    relatively stable acidity level. It's within this steady environment
    that the rich and varied web of life in today's seas has arisen and
    flourished. But research shows that this ancient balance is being
    undone by a recent and rapid drop in surface pH that could have
    devastating global consequences.
    Since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the early 1800s,
    fossil fuel-powered machines have driven an unprecedented burst of
    human industry and advancement. The unfortunate consequence, however,
    has been the emission of billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and
    other greenhouse gases into Earth's atmosphere.
    Scientists now know that about half of this anthropogenic, or man-made,
    CO2 has been absorbed over time by the oceans. This has benefited us by
    slowing the climate change these emissions would have instigated if
    they had remained in the air. But relatively new research is finding
    that the introduction of massive amounts of CO2 into the seas is
    altering water chemistry and affecting the life cycles of many marine
    organisms, particularly those at the lower end of the food chain.
    Carbonic Acid
    When carbon dioxide dissolves in this ocean, carbonic acid is formed.
    This leads to higher acidity, mainly near the surface, which has been
    proven to inhibit shell growth in marine animals and is suspected as a
    cause of reproductive disorders in some fish.
    On the pH scale, which runs from 0 to 14, solutions with low numbers
    are considered acidic and those with higher numbers are basic. Seven is
    neutral. Over the past 300 million years, ocean pH has been slightly
    basic, averaging about 8.2. Today, it is around 8.1, a drop of 0.1 pH
    units, representing a 25-percent increase in acidity over the past two
    centuries.
    Carbon Storehouse
    The oceans currently absorb about a third of human-created CO2
    emissions, roughly 22 million tons a day. Projections based on these
    numbers show that by the end of this century, continued emissions could
    reduce ocean pH by another 0.5 units. Shell-forming animals including
    corals, oysters, shrimp, lobster, many planktonic organisms, and even
    some fish species could be gravely affected.
    Equally worrisome is the fact that as the oceans continue to absorb
    more CO2, their capacity as a carbon storehouse could diminish. That
    means more of the carbon dioxide we emit will remain in the atmosphere,
    further aggravating global climate change.
    Scientific awareness of ocean acidification is relatively recent, and
    researchers are just beginning to study its effects on marine
    ecosystems. But all signs indicate that unless humans are able to
    control and eventually eliminate our fossil fuel emissions, ocean
    organisms will find themselves under increasing pressure to adapt to
    their habitat's changing chemistry or perish.

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  • From Mro@VERT/BBSESINF to Gryphon on Monday, October 27, 2014 16:50:20
    Re: Carbon Dioxide is killing the Ocean life.
    By: Gryphon to All on Mon Oct 27 2014 10:09 am

    Apparently, Global Warming is not the only result of our dependance on fossil-fuels. The burning of the fossil-fuels causes enormous amounts of green-house gasses to enter the atmosphere, which does cause warming. But the Carbon Dioxide gets absorbed into the oceans and makes them more
    acidic; not just warmer.



    nature is very strong. it is a perfect balance. no matter what we do, nature is the boss. we can not destroy this planet no matter how we hard try. nature always works around us or with us.
    the human race is not as important as it thinks it is.

    nature is elegant perfection.
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  • From Gryphon@VERT/CYBERIA to Mro on Monday, October 27, 2014 20:57:00
    On 10/27/14, Mro said the following...

    Re: Carbon Dioxide is killing the Ocean life.
    By: Gryphon to All on Mon Oct 27 2014 10:09 am
    Apparently, Global Warming is not the only result of our dependance on fossil-fuels. The burning ofthe fossil-fuels causes enormous amounts o green-house gasses to enter the atmosphere, which does cause warming. the Carbon Dioxide gets absorbed into the oceans and makes them more acidic; not just warmer.



    nature is very strong. it is aperfect balance. no matter what we do, nature is the boss. we can not destroy this planet no matter how we hard try. nature always works around us or with us.
    the human race is not as important as it thinks it is.

    nature is elegant perfection.

    The assumption is that we are messing up nature. We are not. We are only messing up our home. We are pissing in our beds, we are shitting where we
    eat. When we are gone, nature will continue on without us.

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  • From Mro@VERT/BBSESINF to Gryphon on Monday, October 27, 2014 23:20:13
    Re: Re: Carbon Dioxide is killing the Ocean life.
    By: Gryphon to Mro on Mon Oct 27 2014 08:57 pm


    The assumption is that we are messing up nature. We are not. We are only messing up our home. We are pissing in our beds, we are shitting where we eat. When we are gone, nature will continue on without us.


    are we really missing up anything? maybe we're just full of ourselves.
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  • From Gryphon@VERT/CYBERIA to Mro on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 09:16:00
    On 10/28/14, Mro said the following...

    Re: Re: Carbon Dioxide is killing the Ocean life.
    By: Gryphon to Mroon Mon Oct 27 2014 08:57 pm

    The assumption is that we are messing up nature. We are not. We are o messing up our home. We are pissing in our beds, we are shitting where eat. When we are gone, nature will continue on without us.


    are we really missing up anything? maybe we're just full of ourselves.

    If we are making it more difficult to survive on our planet, wouldn't that qualify as messing up our home?

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  • From Mro@VERT/BBSESINF to Gryphon on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 18:02:12
    Re: Re: Carbon Dioxide is killing the Ocean life.
    By: Gryphon to Mro on Tue Oct 28 2014 09:16 am

    On 10/28/14, Mro said the following...

    Re: Re: Carbon Dioxide is killing the Ocean life.
    By: Gryphon to Mroon Mon Oct 27 2014 08:57 pm

    The assumption is that we are messing up nature. We are not. We are o messing up our home. We are pissing in our beds, we are shitting where eat. When we are gone, nature will continue on without us.


    are we really missing up anything? maybe we're just full of ourselves.

    If we are making it more difficult to survive on our planet, wouldn't that qualify as messing up our home?


    i'm not having any problems here.
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