Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change’
BEACON/NOAA-PMEL Buoy Successfully Recovered and Repaired
February’s strong winds wreak havoc on moored buoy at Hog Reef
Read MoreSome of our Achievements in 2012
Thanks to your support in 2012, scientists at BIOS were able to make significant strides in understanding pressing ocean science issues of both local and global importance. At the same time, BIOS educators successfully brought ocean science education into the hands of students and teachers throughout Bermuda and beyond its borders
Read MoreNorth Atlantic Ocean Absorbing Less CO2 Than Originally Thought
For many years scientists have operated on the belief—backed by extensive calculations and climate models—that the global ocean absorbs approximately 30% of the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by human activities. However, in a recent paper published in the journal Biogeosciences, Dr. Nicholas Bates, Senior Scientist and Associate Director of Research at BIOS, discovered this might not always be true
Read MoreUnder-Researched Marine Organisms Play Larger than Life Role in Ocean Chemistry
Earlier this year, scientists wrapped up the second research cruise as part of a multi-year project investigating a feature of the Southern Ocean known as the Great Southern Coccolithophore Belt (Great Belt)
Read MoreOcean Microbe Communities Changing, but Long-Term Environmental Impact Is Unclear
Source: Sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (Feb. 9, 2012) — As oceans warm due to climate change, water layers will mix less and affect the microbes and plankton that pump carbon out of the atmosphere — but researchers say it’s still unclear whether these processes will further increase global warming or decrease it
Unprecedented, Man-made Trends in Ocean’s Acidity
A team of international researchers has concluded that human-caused CO2 has increased ocean acidity far beyond their natural levels. The research was published online recently in the prominent science journal Nature
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