Pacific CO2 sink 'overestimated'
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Plant plankton in parts of the Pacific Ocean are absorbing much less CO2 than previously thought, scientists say.
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TONY EASTLEY: Scientists have confirmed there has been a dramatic and unexpected increase in carbon dioxide levels. It&#39;s raised fears that the ability of the earth&#39;s oceans and plants to absorb carbon dioxide may be declining.
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A new study claims to undermine the key argument used by people sceptical of climate change.
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The climatic phenomenon El Nino should gather weak to moderate intensity, leading to a warming of the Pacific Ocean, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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A University of Colorado weather expert has warned the El Nino weather pattern over the Pacific Ocean could survive past the upcoming spring.
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The oceans are absorbing carbon dioxide that has built up in the air, turning water more acidic and creating potentially catastrophic conditions for marine life.
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Drifting icebergs are "eco-hotspots" enabling surrounding waters to absorb more CO2, a study finds.
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A warning center such as those used  around the Pacific could have saved most of the thousands of  people who died in Asia's earthquake and tsunamis, a U.S.  Geological Survey official said on Sunday.
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Scientists are warning that the earth&#39;s climate could be changing more rapidly than anyone thought because of a sudden and unexplained rise in the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.
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Is a sea change about to occur? Don't count on it.
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Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could create hazards for low-orbiting satellites that power global positioning systems, new research suggests.
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By absorbing half of the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere, the oceans have a profound influence on climate. However, their ability to take up this carbon dioxide might be impaired as a result of climate change.
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Rising levels of greenhouse gases may not be quite as bad for coral reefs as was previously thought. A team of Australian scientists say that the damage done by increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the
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Rising sea temperatures will boost coral growth, according to Australian research that flies in the face of predictions that climate change could spell death for the world&#39;s coral reefs.
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REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - Canadian scientists at an international symposium on climate change say a new report shows the Kyoto Protocol agreement on limiting fossil fuel emissions is not enough to slow the potentially disastrous warming of the planet.
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A new study indicates that very high tides are linked with substantial earthquakes along Earth's continental margins. Does the theory hold water?
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Pacific Rim business leaders say governments must make polluting more costly to businesses and make investing in expensive energy-efficient technologies more attractive if they want to reduce global warming.