Article Archive for 2 April 2007

Reefs Pass the Acid Test
By solonavi
Posted in Coral Reefs, General on 2 April 2007
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sciencenow By Dave Mosher ScienceNOW Daily News 29 March 2007 Coral has to worry about global warming for two reasons. Not only does carbon dioxide in the atmosphere make the oceans uncomfortably warm, it also enters the water and becomes carbonic acid, where it can dissolve a coral’s external skeleton (ScienceNOW, 17 February). Yet new [...]

Seafood poisoning rises with warming
By solonavi
Posted in Climate, General, Habitat on 2 April 2007
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AP Bowls of piping hot barracuda soup were the much-anticipated treat when the Roa family gathered for a casual and relaxing Sunday meal. Within hours, all six fell deathly ill. So did two dozen others from the same neighborhood. Some complained of body-wide numbness. Others had weakness in their legs. Several couldn’t speak or even [...]