Reference Ocean acidification Carbon cycle Climate model
to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering " solutions would do little to stop the acidification of the world oceans that threatens coral reefs and other marine life...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.691.9049 http://agriculturedefensecoalition.org/sites/default/files/file/geo_current_116/116H_2009_Global_Sunscreen_Won%27t_Save_Coral_Reefs_SDNews_June_29_2009.pdf |
| Summary: | to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering " solutions would do little to stop the acidification of the world oceans that threatens coral reefs and other marine life, report the authors of a new study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The culprit is atmospheric carbon dioxide, which even in a cooler globe will continue to be absorbed by seawater, creating acidic conditions. |
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