PMEL in the News
Acidic oceans are dissolving shells of tiny sea snails, researchers find
Small organisms are struggling to survive as the ocean becomes more acidic, researchers say, including tiny sea snails whose shells are dissolving.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist speaks about risks of ocean acidification
Craig Welch said he didn't exactly know what he was getting himself into when he went fishing with two Papua New Guinea natives in an area that was notorious for sharks.
Siberian erosion, river runoff speed up Arctic Ocean acidification
As Siberian permafrost thaws, crumbling Russian coastlines and big rivers flowing north along eroding banks are dumping vast loads of organic carbon into marine waters there, causing much quicker acidification than had been anticipated and signaling future danger for the entire Arctic Ocean.
Climatologist says global warming isn’t causing record-breaking heat
It’s hot-hot-hot out there but Western Washington’s record-breaking heat is not a symptom of global warming, according to Washington state climatologist Nick Bond.
West Coast Scientists Urge Rapid Action Against Ocean Acidification
A panel of ocean scientists from Washington, Oregon and California said Monday that local action on the West Coast — one of the regions of the world hardest hit by ocean acidification — could soften the blow of this rapidly worsening global problem.