Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change
Ignoring the blue economy has left a blind spot in climate finance, according to a study from Scripps Oceanography.
Tag: ocean acidification
Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity
What happened during the extinction event tells an important story, both about the past and the future of biodiversity.
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs.
A toxic seaweed choking Caribbean beaches could become a valuable resource
Climate change is warming oceans and they are becoming more acidic, causing more intense growth of sargassum.
UF experts warn of potential peril caused by ocean acidification
So much carbon dioxide has been emitted by human activity that it has decreased the pH of the oceans.
As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
The Reef Recovery Initiative aims to help save coral reefs by using the science of cryopreservation.
South Florida’s nearshore reefs less vulnerable to ocean acidification, study finds
Results offer a glimmer of hope as climate change impacts coral reefs worldwide.
University of Miami receives $1.8M NOAA grant to study South Florida’s coastal ecosystems
Research will assess how climate change stressors are impacting South Florida’s coastal and marine ecosystems.
How fish play a critical role in the oceanic carbon cycle
Three researchers from the University of Miami are studying such things as how much carbonate fish produce.
Congress should stop ignoring our climate crisis (again)
By William F. Felice In 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that the era of global warming leading ...