Warming Oceans Will Affect the Poorest

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 24, 2013 By 2100, the world’s oceans will be warmer and more acidic, with less dissolved oxygen and lower yields of fish and shellfish, making life very difficult for up to 870 million people who rely on the sea for food, jobs and income. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Warmer Seas May Increase Mercury in Fish

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Oct 6, 2013 The marine food chain has another threat as warming waters lead to increased uptake of mercury pollution by some species of fish. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scientists Warn ‘Mass Extinction’ in Seas May Be Underway

BLANK Oct 4, 2013 The ocean may be mitigating some of the effects of global warming, but scientists say marine life is mortally threatened as the ocean becomes increasingly acidic, less oxygenated and warmer. And it's happening at a much faster pace than previously known. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ocean Warming Narrows Climate Options

By Chris Rapley, Climate News Network Sep 29, 2013 The scientists have done their job; now is the time for politicians to lead, and everyone to act. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tiny Plankton May Have Perilous Impact

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Sep 23, 2013 As the oceans become more acidic because of rising carbon dioxide levels, smaller plankton will thrive at the expense of larger species, with potentially dangerous effects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Plankton Will Suffer as Oceans Warm

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Sep 9, 2013 Fish and other species will be affected by rising temperatures in the oceans, which will slow the growth of the plankton which is the base of most marine food webs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cooler Pacific ‘Is Slowing Warming’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 31, 2013 Climatologists are puzzled that greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, while the atmosphere is warming more slowly than they expected. Now two scientists in the U.S. think they know why. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rising CO2 ‘Could Devastate Seas’

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 29, 2013 Scientists say the world’s marine species are liable to face 100,000 years of change unless greenhouse gas emissions are radically reduced. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ocean Iron Study Means Climate Rethink

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 20, 2013 New research shows that scientists' earlier estimates of how much iron was dissolving into seawater off the world's coastlines may have been wide of the mark. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sea Levels ‘Are Set for Continuing Rise’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 16, 2013 Predictions of global temperature increase by the end of this century suggest that sea levels could rise by more than 2 meters, much higher than scientists had thought. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Corals Face Extinction by 2100

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 12, 2013 New research suggests that by 2100 there will be no seawater left with the chemical properties that have supported coral reef growth in the past. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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