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Global warming causes 'acid indigestion' for sea urchins

2013-11-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LiveScience: Spiny green sea urchins face a new challenge from climate change: As the oceans become more acidic, urchin larvae struggle to digest their food, new research finds. The study is the first to prove that ocean acidification can cause digestive problems for marine animals, though scientists have long been alarmed at the trend for other reasons. Ocean acidification has threatened oyster farms, slowed coral growth and caused common marine snails to shrink, among other effects. Earlier studies have...

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Fishing communities will face warmer, acid oceans

2013-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Eating fish has been an integral part of the Caribbean`s cultural traditions for centuries. Fish is also a major source of food and essential nutrients, especially in rural areas where there are scores of small coastal communities. "That is the protein that they have to put in their pot, and sometimes it has to stretch for very many mouths," Dr. Susan Singh-Renton, deputy executive director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), told IPS."Globally we have to be prepared for significant...

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BP Reveals SaaBre, a Three-step Process to Produce Acetic Acid for Paints

2013-11-15 06:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News

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Emissions of CO2 driving rapid oceans 'acid trip'

2013-11-14 02:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: The world's oceans are becoming acidic at an "unprecedented rate" and may be souring more rapidly than at any time in the past 300 million years. In their strongest statement yet on this issue, scientists say acidification could increase by 170% by 2100. They say that some 30% of ocean species are unlikely to survive in these conditions. The researchers conclude that human emissions of CO2 are clearly to blame. The study will be presented at global climate talks in Poland next week. ...

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