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Chemical oceanography

VIDEO: Research suggests oceans rapidly becoming more acidic

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Scientists at Columbia University have concluded that the Earth’s oceans are becoming more acidic at an unprecedented rate — increasing more quickly than in the Earth’s history, based on a review of oceanic fossils. It could bring disaster for marine life.

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Tracing the Ocean’s Ingredients

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Northwest Dead Zone

Northwest Dead Zone

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Dead Zones

Researchers go to the bottom of Lake Erie to try and track down the causes and effects of low oxygen waters called “dead zones.”

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Dead Zones

Researchers go to the bottom of Lake Erie to try and track down the causes and effects of low oxygen waters called “dead zones.”

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Marine life flourishes in Venice

Environment

There’s a new flood barrier in Venice known as the Moses project, which is holding back the waters, and it’s also creating a haven for marine life, but some environmentalists say it’s doing damage

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