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> It made me really sad to think about the fact that we'll probably see mass-extinction events (for animals, etc.) in the near future or at least within my life
by helen___keller 5y ago
> It made me really sad to think about the fact that we'll probably see mass-extinction events (for animals, etc.) in the near future or at least within my lifetime
It's generally agreed that we are already living within a mass extinction event[0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene#Biodiversity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene#Biodiversity "Humankind has entered what is sometimes called the Earth's sixth major extinction. Most experts agree that human activities have accelerated the rate of species extinction.The exact rate remains controversial – perhaps 100 to 1000 times the normal background rate of extinction"
- 0807test 5y agoThere is a great book on this subject called "The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910054-the-sixth-extinction https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910054-the-sixth-extin...
- dghughes 5y agoThe acidification of the ware is what goes unnoticed. The heat adds to ocean volume but CO2 acidifies water more but it's not noticeable by humans.
- warlog 5y agoWouldn't heat cause CO2 to bubble out of solution (and elevate pH)?
- CrazyStat 5y agoThere are two effects: 1. As the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere increases, the partial pressure of CO2 also increases. This tends to increase the concentration of CO2 dissolved in seawater. 2. As the temperature of the seawater increases, the solubility of CO2 decreases. (1) is much stronger than (2) so far. Atmospheric CO2 concentration has increased much more than CO2 solubility has decreased due to temperature.