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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
In BOTH of my posts about the 75 years, I was talking about the FUTURE, not the LAST 75 years. It somehow got misinterpreted from my 1st post. (possibly if it was read rapidly) Regardless, I did not make that prediction, it was made by an ocean scientist that is an expert on the world's coral reefs. I just passed that prediction along because it was important to the Climate Change topic that is being discussed. I am just like everyone else a CONTRIBUTOR to the discussion, no more, no less.
.........When I say I "imagine" that the increased ocean acidity is caused by CO2 from IC engines (because the last 200 years of increased acidity - that time period OVERLAPS with the invention of the automobile. When I say I "imagine" something, that means that it is my OPINION.
.........as far as ocean volcanoes causing the rising level of oceans worldwide as measured by scientists (not my opinion) - that is NOT something that I have ever heard or read from any scientist as a cause of their measurements increasing at a large rate in recent years. They have always said that the cause is the melting of glaciers and polar ice, which in turn is caused by Global Warming. Again.NOT my OPINION, just a statement from scientists that I am relaying or adding to this discussion.
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There is NO increased ocean acidity -- only a tiny decrease in alkalinity. Plus, coral diversity was much higher in the past when CO2 levels much higher than now. Oceans convert CO2 to carbonates which corals use to build coral reefs. CO2 is plant food on land and in oceans -- it is the foundation of earth's food chain -- and more is better.