...for all the global warming deniers. Ain't happenin'. Global temps aren't increasing. I mean, how could they be? It snowed in Florida this year, for crying out loud! But, here's the deal. It seems that global warming's equally evil stepsister, ocean acidification, may have to be denied as well. You see, about 30% of all that carbon dioxide goes straight into the ocean, leading to acidification. About 0.1 pH points since the beginning to the industrial age. For all you non-chemists out there, that's more than it sounds like. Trust me.
Significance? Well, a great many of the things that live in the ocean, like corals, have skeletons built of calcium carbonate. Mix calcium carbonate and acid and what you get is a non-skeleton. The result could be a crash of oceanic ecosystems. Given the amount of oxygen production that comes from those ecosystems, we should probably pay attention.
Wouldn't worry too much about it, though - Glen Beck is on the job.
yep; the beckster is the man!
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