Science
Oceans uptake of carbon ‘widely underestimated’ | – Open Access Government
Researchers have discovered that, compared to previous predictions, there is more than twice the amount of ocean carbon uptake between the atmosphere and oceans.
The worlds oceans soak up a large majority of carbon dioxide emissions from human activities. By absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2), the ocean reduces the amount of warming those emissions would otherwise cause.
Absorbing carbon dioxide increases the acidity of seawater, which can harm shell-building creatures and other marine life.
Previous estimates of the movement of carbon (known as flux) between the atmosphere and oceans have not accounted for temperature differences at the water’s surface an…
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