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Tag: Carbon dioxide

Phytoplankton Fighting Against Climate Change
Climate Change

Phytoplankton Fighting Against Climate Change

As the ocean becomes hotter and more acidic, phytoplankton have to change their survival tactics.
June 30, 2022June 24, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
Double trouble: Coral reefs are threatened by ocean acidification and copper
Ocean Acidification

Double trouble: Coral reefs are threatened by ocean acidification and copper

Slow growth and sickness are in stock for coral reefs if we continue putting carbon dioxide into the ocean.
April 7, 2022April 4, 2022 Jiwoon Park
It’s getting hot in here: IPCC and the ocean
Climate Change

It’s getting hot in here: IPCC and the ocean

With unequivocal evidence that humans are warming the planet, what does the future hold for the ocean and for us?
August 20, 2021March 31, 2022 Kristin Huizenga
Fossilized Deep-Sea Corals Reveal Ancient Ocean Circulation Patterns
Climate Change

Fossilized Deep-Sea Corals Reveal Ancient Ocean Circulation Patterns

An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations helped end the last ice age. But what caused the carbon dioxide increase…
November 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Amanda Semler
How will climate change affect the Southern Ocean ecosystems?
Climate Change

How will climate change affect the Southern Ocean ecosystems?

Changes in the Southern Ocean can affect global climate, and understanding the Southern Ocean’s response to climate change helps us…
August 24, 2020August 26, 2020 Jiwoon Park
Reduction in Deforestation Influencing Atmospheric CO2
Biogeochemistry

Reduction in Deforestation Influencing Atmospheric CO2

Since 2000, atmospheric CO2 hasn’t been rising as quickly as we expected. It may be because plants on land have…
September 25, 2018October 8, 2018 Julia Dohner
More Intense Summer to Winter Swings in Oceanic Dissolved CO2
Ocean Acidification

More Intense Summer to Winter Swings in Oceanic Dissolved CO2

Ocean CO2 levels vary depending on the time of year. Landschützer and his colleagues are the first to show that…
March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Julia Dohner
What happens to CO2 levels during El Niño?
Biogeochemistry

What happens to CO2 levels during El Niño?

Thanks to NASA’s new Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite, we now know when and where CO2 levels change during El Niño,…
November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 Julia Dohner
New Evidence of Erosion, Weathering and CO2 Together Regulating Glacier Formation
Biogeochemistry

New Evidence of Erosion, Weathering and CO2 Together Regulating Glacier Formation

Ice cover on earth extends and recedes over thousands of years. But what drives these fluctuations? Moreover, what guarantees that…
September 18, 2017September 10, 2017 Julia Dohner
Carbon Dioxide In and Methane Out: the Surprising Chemistry of an Arctic Methane Seep Field
Climate Change

Carbon Dioxide In and Methane Out: the Surprising Chemistry of an Arctic Methane Seep Field

The bad news: coastal frozen sediments in the Arctic are melting and emitting methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the…
August 15, 2017August 14, 2017 Julia Dohner
Ocean Acidification

Stressed-out microbes in an acidifying ocean

The ocean is acidifying in response to carbon dioxide emissions, but we are just beginning to learn how this effects…
May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 Michael Graw
Chemistry

Beyond CO2: Chemical Consequences of Our Love Affair with Fossil Fuels

Our world relies heavily on the burning of biological materials such as wood or fossil fuels to harness energy. While…
September 30, 2016September 29, 2016 Carrie McDonough
Climate Change Human impacts

Could increasing CO2 be decreasing human nutrition?

The increase in global atmospheric CO2 concentrations may be causing major food crops, like wheat, to have lower amounts of…
June 23, 2014June 24, 2014 Kari St.Laurent

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