http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/text.php?unit=3&secNum=1
ocean currents handout: You'll have to get this from me on Monday.
article on ocean acidification and questions:
article
http://www.precaution.org/lib/06/ocean_acidification_from_c02_060301.pdf
Questions:
The Dangers of Ocean Acidification
1. Of what significance is the Mauna Loa weather station as it relates to global warming? What role do ice cores play in understanding CO2 concentrations on the earth? How do we know that the increase in atmospheric CO2 is attributable to the burning of fossil fuels?
2. What evidence do the authors present that ocean acidification is occurring? Why should we care if the ocean becomes more acidic? How will ocean acidification affect coral reefs? If pteropod numbers crash in the Southern Ocean what will happen?
3. Is it possible that global warming and ocean acidification will benefit some organisms? What scientific evidence would suggest this point of view?
