Carbon dioxide from Silicon Valley affects the chemistry of Monterey Bay
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 15:50
in Earth & Climate
MBARI researchers recently measured high concentrations of carbon dioxide in air blowing out to sea from cities and agricultural areas, including Silicon Valley. In a new paper in PLOS ONE, they calculate that this previously undocumented process could increase the amount of carbon dioxide dissolving into coastal ocean waters by about 20 percent.