Coral Reefs, Rapid Climate Change

Center for Marine Studies U. Queensland et al
Lead author: O. Hoegh-Guldberg
Where published: Science

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is expected to exceed 500 parts per million and global temperatures to rise by at least 2°C by 2050 to 2100, values that significantly exceed those of at least the past 420,000 years during which most extant marine organisms evolved.

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Coral Reefs and Ocean Acidification

University of Queensland
Lead author: O. Hoegh-Guldberg
Where published: Science

Under conditions expected in the 21st century, global warming and ocean acidification will compromise carbonate accretion, with corals becoming increasingly rare on reef systems

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Greenland Melt Accelerating

University Colorodo
Lead author: Konrad Steffen

The 2007 melt extent on the Greenland ice sheet broke the 2005 summer melt record by 10 percent, making it the largest ever recorded there since satellite measurements began in 1979

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