November 25, 2008
National Public Radio Morning Edition
Mussels Lose Out As Carbon Dioxide Changes Ocean
by Richard Harris
All the carbon dioxide pouring into the atmosphere is making the oceans more acidic — and those effects appear to be striking very close to home.
Scientists have been fretting about what ocean acid will do to coral reefs and certain species of plankton. And a new study now documents a startling and rapid change in ocean acid on an island just off the coast of Washington state ...
listen to the story
National Public Radio Morning Edition
Mussels Lose Out As Carbon Dioxide Changes Ocean
by Richard Harris
All the carbon dioxide pouring into the atmosphere is making the oceans more acidic — and those effects appear to be striking very close to home.
Scientists have been fretting about what ocean acid will do to coral reefs and certain species of plankton. And a new study now documents a startling and rapid change in ocean acid on an island just off the coast of Washington state ...
listen to the story