Ocean carbon uptake more variable than thought

Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 12:30 in Earth & Climate

The Earth's oceans are thought to have taken up about one quarter of the carbon dioxide (CO2) that humans pumped into the atmosphere in the past 2 decades. While this drives acidification and has consequences for sea life, it also moderates the rate of climate change.

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