The Oceans and Global Warming

Carbon dioxide has been steadily increasing in the Earth's atmosphere since the industrial revolution. Join Dr. Tim Lueker as he describes the history of atmospheric carbon dioxide research and the role the ocean plays in global warming. Learn how Dr. Lueker and others gather data that allow them to assess these important changes in the state of our atmosphere and ocean. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [2/2005] [Science] [Show ID: 9245]

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Education

Tags:

• global
• warming
• climate
• change
• carbon
• dioxide

[StephanieLisaTara]

HAIKU

I hatch! Crawl! And swim!

Oh how I love my sweet life,

But—why’s the sea so warm?

—A Green Sea Turtle

[Jetandzion]

not very good at lecturing, is he on something?

[ndnfisher]

so when did cartman from south park become an authority on climate

[goog2k]

Dissolved CO2 makes acid.

By 2100, at current rates of increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, average ocean pH will drop 0.3 - 0.4 and be @ 7.8 with an increase in acidic H+ ion concentration of 150-200%.

That will cause a 50% DECREASE of ocean carbonate ions (CO3).

Carbonate ions are needed for growth by plankton & corals at the base of the ocean's food chain.

Oops!!!

For info. on CO2 ocean acidification check:

Dr. Richard Feely, NOAA

Ocean Acidification Part 1 of 3

/watch?v=0KgRpJxWQDw&NR=1

[Thisawareness]

Al Gore Pied Piper for the Carbon Credit Crusade

As for Al Gore, the former Vice President brings emotional fervor to his carbon crusade. He travels the country displaying charts and graphs, quoting scientific experts and appealing to philosophers and religious leaders to save the planet from global warming. But he says nothing about his business partners who yearn to trade on the emerging carbon market. And the media pay no attention to the companies offering carbon advisory services

[goog2k]

125,000 years ago a +2C rise in global temps. correlated with a 6-9 meter (25ft) rise in sea levels.

For a clear assessment of the most recent Climate Change science watch:

FORA (dot) tv

Global Warming: How Policy Can Catch Up With Science, Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, 2/23/10 (Environment)

Dr. Michael Oppenheimer is Professor of Geosciences at Princeton University & was the Lead Author on the third and fourth assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001 & 2007.

[goog2k]

For an excellent YouTube on the latest electric car hybid technology and the exciting potential in a Smart National Power Grid see:

Plug-in Hybrids: Renewable Energy Solution of the Month

/watch?v=fmP544Svi7Y&feature=s­ub

[Thisawareness]

Sorry Marxist warm-mongers

The UN's climate science body has admitted that a claim made in its 2007 report - that Himalayan glaciers could melt away by 2035 - was unfounded.

The admission today followed a New Scientist article last week that revealed the source of the claim made in the 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was not peer-reviewed scientific literature but a media interview with a scientist conducted in 1999

Liars, frauds & railroad conductors!

[JonThm]

biology does molecular nuclear fusion: As does steam in turbulent flow

[JonThm]

I am JT M.Eng. Stupid? No. Informed yes!