A
recently published study provides the first direct evidence of
increased levels of carbon dioxide absorption from climate change that
have led to acidification across an entire ocean basin.
Led by
Dr. Robert Byrne of the University of Southern Florida, the research
analyzed the pH of Pacific seawater over a 15-year period from Oahu,
Hawaii to Kodiak, Alaska in the USA.
The scientists found that
CO2 levels were increasing down to half-mile depths, with only the
deepest ocean waters containing levels that were unchanged.
Dr.
Byrne stated that the study leaves no doubt about the danger posed by
acidification to the world’s oceans, saying, “If this happens in a piece
of ocean as big as a whole… basin, then this is a global phenomenon.”
Dr.
Byrne and fellow University of Southern Florida scientists, our thanks
for the further revealing of global warming’s effect on the fragile
marine environment.
Let us all step toward sustainable measures
to protect our planet while there is still time. At a May 2009
videoconference in Togo, Supreme Master Ching Hai spoke, as on previous
occasions, of the critical situation of the world’s oceans and the need
for humanity’s better stewardship on Earth.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: Balanced
marine ecosystems are extremely important, as more than two-thirds of
the planet is covered by oceans. They provide half of the world’s oxygen
and play a major part in regulating the global climate.
So,
life on Earth truly depends very much on the ocean for survival. In
addition, oceans also absorb atmospheric CO2 – carbon dioxide – which
directly helps to cool our planet.
From the oceans themselves,
we are seeing warming temperatures, rising sea levels, increasing
acidification and terrible levels of pollution. So global warming is
affecting the oceans, which in turn is affecting the fish. This is an
equally urgent situation as the one presented by livestock industry, and
it has the exact same solution.
Stop eating the flesh; stop
killing for food; stop eating the fish. This will help restore the
balance of both the ocean and land, immediately.
http://www.physorg.com/news183231158.htmlhttp://www.marine.usf.edu/PDFs-and-DOCs/Quantum_Leaps_Byrne.pdf
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