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Old 01-12-2019, 01:22 PM   #4497 (permalink)
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dissolved gases

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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
Oceans Are Warming Faster Than Previously Thought, Research Finds

This is the trend - science has been too conservative on their estimate of time scale and pace of changes in the climate. We are seeing things get worse, at an accelerated rate, than we thought recently.

The oceans are getting 40% warmer than we thought just 5 years ago.

Remember what happens as water gets warmer?

It holds less dissolved gases by volume. So, the ocean will begin to release the carbon dioxide that it has been absorbing ...
That would be one tip of the iceberg!
None of them are good,unless,maybe,your a gentoo penguin in Antarctica.
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