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Ocean Acidification Could Amplify Global Warming, Study Says
2013-08-26 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The increasing acidification of the worlds oceans caused by rising concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide not only poses a threat to marine creatures, but also could lead to an intensification of planetary warming, according to a new study. A team of U.S., British, and German researchers conducted experiments in seawater enclosures, known as mesocosms, showing that the increasing acidification of the ocean leads to a drop in production of an important sulfur compound, dimethylsulphide, or...
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