I'm not sure who is guilty of the inaccuracies in this article - the writer or
the sources he read - but they display a clear misunderstandingof the way that
scientists describe change.
'Acidification' - if the pH of a body of water changes from 8 to 7.5, then it
has been 'acidified', that is, moved towards the acid end of the spectrum, i
despite the fact that it is still basic by usual understanding. It is more acid
than it was.
Corals themselves will doubtless survive but which corals and where. There are
many, many species. If the sea level changes, then existing reefs bleach or
'drown' as coral only survives in specific shallow water conditions. Of course,
other reefs will begin to grow in the new zone but they will not be the same
reefs and the same species will not dominate. Incidentally human populations
are a nice analogy to corals as we tend to inhabit a zone as restricted above
sea level as the corals below sea level.
The theorist's DO pay attention to the empirical data - these comments are not
based on the data but on a sociopolitical misreading.
The fact that the seas will remain slightly basic and the corals will survive
in some form or place is actually irrelevant to the overall argument.
Andrew Fildes (M.Env.Sci.)
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 09/10/2010, at 4:36 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> An interesting article, Chuck, as are a couple of others. But I would
> hesitate to read too much of someone who only pooh-poohs ;-).
>
> However, the fact that he takes climate change seriously is important for me.
>
> Chris
>
> On 8 Oct 2010, at 22:04, Moose wrote:
>
>> On 10/8/2010 1:28 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> Uh huh.
>>> <http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/01/31/ocean-acidification-and-corals/>
>>
>> I think you guys should change the subject as above.
>
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