There will always be sceptics when large theories such as global warming are concerned and i have just found this article which suggest that ocean acidification is all one big myth.
They claim that our carbon emissions can’t cause ocean acidification because during the Cambrian and Jurassic eras the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide were far higher than they are today, yet it was during these times that coral first performed algal symbiosis and the formation of aragonite corals occurred. Their second claim is that because the oceans contain 70% of CO2 the increased levels of atmospheric CO2 will not be enough to affect the oceans acid-base balance. They also claim that because the oceans are underlain by such vast quantities of alkaline rock, ocean acidification is not possible. The report is quite lengthy but proves to be quite an interesting (and slightly entertaining) read.
You should say WHO has written this report. None other than Idso, a well-known climate change denier. Admittedly, he is a scientist, but out on a bit of a limb I think. How much do the report's claims (in your view) make sense? Are there any good bits of evidence they use? What about what they miss out?
ReplyDeleteI"m not surprised that Heather has posed some excellent questions. Skeptic arguments usually try and pick apart aspects which we may be currently uncertain about, but ignore (deliberately or otherwise) the larger picture.
ReplyDeleteBut skepticism is healthy, in that it challenges our assumptions. So maybe one of your blogs could tackle the skeptical arguments being put forward, to determine which of the them have validity and which of them have little scientific basis.