Speed installation of system to monitor vital signs of global ocean, scientists urge
Sunday, October 31, 2010 - 09:40
in Earth & Climate
The ocean surface is 30 percent more acidic today than it was in 1800, much of that increase occurring in the last 50 years - a rising trend that could both harm coral reefs and profoundly impact tiny shelled plankton at the base of the ocean food web, scientists warn.