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Assail the Seven Seas
Nearly all of world's oceans tainted by human activity, says study |
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15 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:52 PM on 15 Feb 2008 Human activity has tainted all but 3.7 percent of the world's oceans, and 41 percent of the world's waters have been heavily impacted, says a new study in Science. A graphic map illustrates in all-too-clear terms that the briny deep has taken a terrible toll from 17 human threats, including climate change, overfishing, fertilizer runoff, coastal development, and shipping pol ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, habitat loss, news, oceans, scientific research (all these topics) |
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It Hasn't Sunk In Just Yet
Atmospheric CO2 rises more than expected since 2000 |
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23 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 7:11 AM on 23 Oct 2007 The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing more than expected due to less-efficient use of fossil fuels, and carbon sinks that are absorbing less carbon, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Overall, "atmospheric carbon dioxide growth has increased 35 percent faster than expected since 2000," said th ... |
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| Topics: climate change impacts, news, oceans, scientific research (all these topics) |
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