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Goodbye Fish and Shellfish? Meet the Biggest Threat to Our Oceans

Brita Belli, E Magazine. May 23, 2012.

As emissions continue to rise, the world's oceans are becoming corrosive, threatening shellfish, corals and the entire ocean food web.

Is Australia Making Its Drought Worse by Turning to Desalination Plants for Water?

Is Australia Making Its Drought Worse by Turning to Desalination Plants for Water?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. November 13, 2008.

Unfortunately it is a classic case of "climate feedback" as desal plants cause more emissions and ocean acidification.

How Climate Change Is Killing Our Oceans

Douglas Fischer, Daily Climate. November 12, 2008.

Our CO2 habit has caused the oceans to acidify and entire ecosystems are threatening to literally crumble away.

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