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Fizzled 2014 El Niño fired up ongoing monster El Niño
The historic El Niño event currently shaking up Earth’s weather rose like a phoenix from the hot remains of a failed 2014 El Niño, new research suggests.
Talking Point: Putting the acid on global effort
HUNDREDS of marine scientists from around the world are gathered in Hobart this week for the 4th International Oceans in High-CO2 World Symposium to discuss one of our planet’s most serious yet still vastly understudied threats to the ocean’s health, biodiversity and food security.
Acidic oceans are dissolving shells of tiny sea snails, researchers find
Small organisms are struggling to survive as the ocean becomes more acidic, researchers say, including tiny sea snails whose shells are dissolving.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist speaks about risks of ocean acidification
Craig Welch said he didn't exactly know what he was getting himself into when he went fishing with two Papua New Guinea natives in an area that was notorious for sharks.
Siberian erosion, river runoff speed up Arctic Ocean acidification
As Siberian permafrost thaws, crumbling Russian coastlines and big rivers flowing north along eroding banks are dumping vast loads of organic carbon into marine waters there, causing much quicker acidification than had been anticipated and signaling future danger for the entire Arctic Ocean.