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Lodestar

(2,388 posts)
Thu May 14, 2015, 02:52 AM May 2015

NOVA - Leathal Seas (dramatically increasing acidity due to carbon dioxide)

A deadly recipe is brewing that threatens the survival of countless creatures throughout Earth’s oceans. For years, we’ve known that the oceans absorb about a quarter of the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. But with high carbon emissions worldwide, this silent killer is entering our seas at a staggering rate, raising the ocean’s acidity. It’s eating away at the skeletons and shells of marine creatures that are the foundation of the web of life. NOVA follows the scientists making breakthrough discoveries and seeking solutions. Visit a unique coral garden in Papua New Guinea that offers a glimpse of what the seas could be like a half-century from now. Can our experts crack the code of a rapidly changing ocean before it’s too late?

Watch it here > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/lethal-seas.html

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NOVA - Leathal Seas (dramatically increasing acidity due to carbon dioxide) (Original Post) Lodestar May 2015 OP
K&R! Thanks so much for posting this! Rhiannon12866 May 2015 #1
It's remarkable there is ANY life left in our oceans what with all manner of pollutants... Lodestar May 2015 #2
I am surprised David H. Koch allowed PBS to televise this corkhead May 2015 #3

Rhiannon12866

(205,670 posts)
1. K&R! Thanks so much for posting this!
Thu May 14, 2015, 02:56 AM
May 2015

I don't always think of watching NOVA, mainly watch the news, but whenever I check it out, it's always something I'm very interested in...

Lodestar

(2,388 posts)
2. It's remarkable there is ANY life left in our oceans what with all manner of pollutants...
Thu May 14, 2015, 03:03 AM
May 2015

nuclear leaks from Japan, oil spills, garbage, chemicals, over-fishing.......GEESH!

corkhead

(6,119 posts)
3. I am surprised David H. Koch allowed PBS to televise this
Thu May 14, 2015, 10:50 AM
May 2015

I haven't watched it since it has been noticeably dumbed down which coincidentally happened not long after David Koch bought his way into being a trustee of WGBH.

I thought that show had turned to bible study:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/bibles-buried-secrets.html

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