News tagged with carbonate levels

Cuts in greenhouse gas emissions would save Arctic ice, reduce sea level rise

The threat of global warming can still be greatly diminished if nations cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 70 percent this century, according to a new analysis. While global temperatures would ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (90) | comments 15

Scientists: Global warming has already changed oceans

In Washington state, oysters in some areas haven't reproduced for four years, and preliminary evidence suggests that the increasing acidity of the ocean could be the cause. In the Gulf of Mexico, falling oxygen levels in ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (63) | comments 4

Who will pick up the bill? Possible job cuts and revenue loss as a result of ocean acidification

Ocean acidification, a direct result of increased CO2 emission, is set to change the Earth's marine ecosystems forever and may have a direct impact on our economy, resulting in substantial revenue declines and job losses.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (39) | comments 4

Graphene Yields Secrets to Its Extraordinary Properties

(PhysOrg.com) -- Applying innovative measurement techniques, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have directly measured the unusual energy ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (26) | comments 0

Global sea level likely to rise as much as 70 feet for future generations

Even if humankind manages to limit global warming to 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F), as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends, future generations will have to deal with sea levels 12 to 22 meters (40 to 70 ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (32) | comments 256 | with audio podcast

USF Study Shows First Direct Evidence of Ocean Acidification

(PhysOrg.com) -- Seawater in a vast and deep section of the northeastern Pacific Ocean shows signs of increased acidity brought on by manmade carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- a phenomenon that carries with ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (27) | comments 54 | with audio podcast

Solar power goes viral: Modified virus improves solar-cell efficiency by one-third

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT have found a way to make significant improvements to the power-conversion efficiency of solar cells by enlisting the services of tiny viruses to perform detailed assembly ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (21) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover source for generating 'green' electricity

University of Minnesota engineering researchers in the College of Science and Engineering have recently discovered a new alloy material that converts heat directly into electricity. This revolutionary energy conversion method ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 21 | with audio podcast

How hot did Earth get in the past? Scientists uncover new information

The question seems simple enough: What happens to the Earth's temperature when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase? The answer is elusive. However, clues are hidden in the fossil record. A new study ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (18) | comments 52 | with audio podcast

Carbon dioxide affecting fish brains: study

Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous systems of sea fish, with serious consequences for their survival, according to new research.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (15) | comments 15

The Carbon Cycle Before Humans

Geoengineering -- deliberate manipulation of the Earth's climate to slow or reverse global warming -- has gained a foothold in the climate change discussion. But before effective action can be taken, the Earth's ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (19) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Greenhouse gases soar; no signs warming is slowed

(AP) -- Heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are building up so high, so fast, that some scientists now think the world can no longer limit global warming to the level world leaders have agreed upon as safe.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 61

Acid test: Study reveals both losers and winners of CO2-induced ocean acidification

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the world’s seawater becomes more acidic due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, some shelled marine creatures may actually become bigger and stronger, according to a new study.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 8

Ocean climate change damage to cost $2 trillion

Greenhouse gases are likely to result in annual costs of nearly $2 trillion in damage to the oceans by 2100, according to a new Swedish study

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 12

Paleoclimate record points toward potential rapid climate changes

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research into the Earth's paleoclimate history by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies director James E. Hansen suggests the potential for rapid climate changes this century, including ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast