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Antarctic Ocean's carbon dioxide absorption increased: Study
2015-09-11 05:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: The Antarctic Ocean has been absorbing increasing levels of carbon dioxide over the past decade, a new study has found, dispelling fears that the ocean's carbon sink might have begun to "saturate". The Antarctic Ocean, also known as the Southern Ocean, seasonally absorbs vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and releases it back later in the year. On an annual average the seas surrounding Antarctica absorb significantly more CO2 than they release. These seas rem ..
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