Acidification Program News Today

Several Oregon State University researchers are receiving federal funding to study potential solutions for removing carbon dioxide in marine environments.

Several Oregon State University researchers are receiving federal funding to study potential solutions for removing carbon dioxide in marine environments.

Dr. Keisha Bahr, an Associate Professor of Marine Biology, is leading a groundbreaking $2 million research initiative aimed at unraveling the mysteries of coral reefs.

A new system has begun removing acid from seawater at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) facility in Sequim, Washington, allowing seawater to take up and store carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.

Climate change already affects every part of the globe, with potentially dire consequences for many ecosystems and human communities.

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Since humans began emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere at the start of the Industrial Revolution in 1750, scientists estimate that the ocean has absorbed 20 to 30 percent of these emissions.

The study also found that acidity is increasing in the Gulf of Maine faster than at other locations on the East Coast.

NEWPORT, Ore. – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Oregon State University and its research partners $4.2 million to investigate how multiple climate change-related stressors are impacting marine ecosystems off the coast of Oregon, Washington and Northern California.

NOAA Is Announcing $18.9 Million In Funding For Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Research Projects And Monitoring Activities Throughout U.S.