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NRDC OUR OCEAN PRIORITIES

机译:NRDC我们的海洋优先事项

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Geerat Vermeij is alarmed by new reports on the exceedingly high rate of ocean acidification. What's in those reports, and why should he—and we—be troubled by the findings?Ocean acidification, which is caused by increased concentrations of carbon dioxide in the water, is the evil twin of global warming. Today our oceans are estimated to be 30 percent more acidic than they were before the Industrial Revolution. These new studies show that acidification in this century is happening much faster than it ever did in the past, going as far back as 300 million years. We know that many marine organisms such as corals, oysters, and important plankton species are unable to form their shells if seawater becomes too acidic. We also know that during previous acidification events there were mass species extinctions. When you put it all together, anyone who cares about or depends on the ocean—which is pretty much all of us—should be very concerned.
机译:新的报道使Geerat Vermeij感到震惊,有关海洋酸化率极高的报道。这些报告中有什么内容,为什么他(我们)会为研究结果所困扰?由水中二氧化碳浓度增加引起的海洋酸化是全球变暖的罪魁祸首。如今,据估计,我们的海洋比工业革命前的酸性高30%。这些新的研究表明,本世纪的酸化发生速度比过去快得多,可追溯到3亿年前。我们知道,如果海水变得太酸性,许多海洋生物(例如珊瑚,牡蛎和重要的浮游生物)将无法形成它们的壳。我们还知道,在先前的酸化事件中,有许多物种灭绝。当您将它们放在一起时,任何关心或依赖海洋的人(这几乎就是我们所有人)都应该非常关心。

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    《Onearth》 |2012年第2期|p.39|共1页
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    TINA SWANSON;

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