OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TICKING TIME BOMB : SEA LIFE CRISIS

THE GUARDIAN : SEA ACIDITY CRISIS TICKING TIMEBOMB 

Excerpt: It found that by 2020 the average ocean condition worldwide was already very close to – and in some regions beyond – the planetary boundary for ocean acidification. This is defined as when the concentration of calcium carbonate in seawater is more than 20% below preindustrial levels.

The deeper in the ocean they looked, the worse the findings were, the scientists said. At 200 metres below the surface, 60% of global waters had breached the “safe” limit for acidification.

“Most ocean life doesn’t just live at the surface,” said PML’s Prof Helen Findlay. “The waters below are home to many more different types of plants and animals. Since these deeper waters are changing so much, the impacts of ocean acidification could be far worse than we thought.”

Siren here: Animals and plants cannot live in acidic waters.

ALBERT OF MONACO and the MONACO DECLARATION : INSTITUTE OCEONOGRAPHIQUE

THE MONACO DECLARATION

In January 2009. HSH Prince Albert II wanted to draw the attention of decision-makers to the acidificiation of the oceans, the other crisis emerging from CO2 emissions together with climate change, with the two effect working together to upset the balance of the oceans.  He supported an initiative from over 150 major names in marine science, from 26 countries, to sound the alarm via the "Monaco Declaration." 

OCEONO ORG - PRINCE ALBERT - MONACO DECLARATION

Siren here:  I've been meaning to include Prince Albert and his organization in this blog for such a long time!

OACIS - PRINCE ALBERTS FOUNDATION  Ocean Acidificiation and other ocean Changes - Impacts and Solutions.

GLIDER DRONE USED UNDERWATER FOR SCIENCE EXPLORATION OF OCEAN

CBS CANADA GLIDER DRONE OCEAN ACIDIFICATION 

Excerpt:  The research could be a major step forward in ocean greenhouse gas monitoring because, until now, measuring CO2 concentrations - a quantifier of ocean acidification - was mostly done from ships, buoys, and moorings tethered to the ocean floor.

EXTREME CONTROVERSY! WILL DUMPING ROCK INTO THE GREAT BARRIER REEF CHANGE THE ACIDIFICATION KILLING CORALS?

MOTHER JONES ENVIRONMENT - GEOENGINEERING TRICK SAVE REEF?   by Graham Readfearn

Will dumping rock or nanocrystals of salt do the trick?  Corals cannot build skeletons when the ocean waters are so acidic?  In this article the possible positives are discussed as well as a significant negative... it would have to be done every three months - forever?

REAL TIME OCEAN ACIDIFICATION WATCH - GO TO THE LINK TO SEE!

Scientific American - Watch ocean acidification in Real Time  By Brian Kahn and Climate Central

"Oceans are taking in about 90 percent of the excess heat created by human greenhouse gas emissions, but they’re also absorbing some of the carbon dioxide (CO2) itself. According to the European Space Agency, about a quarter of all human CO2 emissions are being taken in by the world’s oceans.

A complex set of chemical processes dissolves that CO2 and turns it into carbonic acid,  which dissolves shells and coral, creating a cascade effect that could disrupt entire marine ecosystems. The current rate at which oceans are acidifying has been unseen in 300 million years and the consequences could be costly..."

ACID ERODING SEA SHELLS

Is Acid in the oceans eroding precious sea shells? No more sea shells at the sea shore? Click on the title above to get to the story, "Rising CO2 Levels Acidifying Oceans, Threatening Sea Life."