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[Idunn]

"It will take tens of thousands of years for ocean chemistry to return to a condition similar to its pre-industrial state of 200 years ago..."
A sea of troubles | A sea of troubles | The Economist


This from an editorial of 'The Economist' magazine on the plight of the world's oceans. Contained within is a reference to their special report of this issue, or you may reference it here:
A survey of the sea: Troubled waters | The Economist

[michael11747]

Originally Posted by Idunn

"It will take tens of thousands of years for ocean chemistry to return to a condition similar to its pre-industrial state of 200 years ago..."
A sea of troubles | A sea of troubles | The Economist


This from an editorial of 'The Economist' magazine on the plight of the world's oceans. Contained within is a reference to their special report of this issue, or you may reference it here:
A survey of the sea: Troubled waters | The Economist

great article from a great magazine with no bias.

[Idunn]

"no ocean on earth that can sustain coral."

This a direct quote from 'Sea Change,' the January 9, 2009 episode of PBS's program 'NOW.' Wherein they discuss the warming of the world's oceans and the tipping point we are nearing:
Sea Change . NOW on PBS

By the way, as mentioned in this episode, if business as usual by mid-century the ocean's will not be able to sustain coral.