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Carl Zimmer of environment360 writes about some current studies whose findings point to the alarming reality of ocean acidification. The figures are clearly a warning sign. If stomach acid has a pH of approximately 2 and pure water has 7, seawater at the ocean’s surface has a pH of about 8 to 8.3 pH units. But ‘when carbon dioxide enters the ocean, [...]

In the run-up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, African countries are boycotting climate change conferences. They allege that ‘the world’s rich nations must do more to cut emissions.’ This is just one of the hurdles being encountered by the controversial climate deal negotiations whose final agreements hope [...]

Carbon dioxide emissions brought about by human activity have caused global warming or that which is commonly defined as the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. It is caused by the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The biggest of these greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide or CO2 that is emitted to [...]