Sentences with phrase «higher ocean acidity»

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The sub-valley's cool climate is tempered by its proximity to the Ocean, with daytime temperatures fluctuating from 8 °C to 25 °C during high season, helping to preserve the natural aromatic flavours and acidity of the grapes.

The proximity of the ocean to the vineyards tempers the daytime temperatures, which vary from 8 °C to 25 °C during high season, helping to preserve the natural aromatic flavours and acidity of the grapes which is clearly reflected in our Syrah.»

It was and remains the original North Coast ocean - exposure area, allowing for high acidity along with the growth restraints from the climate and soil type to force lots of flavor in the grapes.

Greater acidity also «impairs their ability to discriminate between the smell of kin and not, and of predators and not,» according Philip Munday, a professor and research fellow at the Coral Reef Studies center at James Cook University in Australia, who conducted the experiments and presented results at a symposium here this week called The Ocean in a High - CO2 World.

For three years, they observed marine environments near undersea volcanic vents where CO2 levels are high — providing a window into the future acidity of ocean water — along with adjacent areas of normal acidity.

The strength of the byssal threads varies seasonally, Carrington said, with mussels creating significantly weaker threads in late summer when the oceans reach higher temperatures and high levels of acidity — both of which are also on the rise due to climate change.

Pacific Ocean water is already high in carbon dioxide and has higher acidity.

What does seem clear is that every 1 ppm increase in cumulative Atmospheric CO2 will increase Average and Maximum Temperatures and Ocean Acidity higher than they otherwise would have been.

We know the opposite to be true, that CO2 concentrations in the ocean are increasing and causing lower pH (higher acidity), which may be even more damaging to life than increasing temperatures.

In particular, if ocean acidity were a problem for shell formation, it would have shown up already in areas where there are naturally high levels of CO2.

The higher acidity of the ocean reduces the uptake of CO2 by seawater and the rate of additional CaCO3 precipitation by biological activity.

Federal studies also found acidity levels in the North Pacific and off Alaska are unusually high compared to other ocean regions.

Perhaps we'd be making CO2 reductions a higher priority if the oceans were able to piss that extra acidity back onto the land.

That rain water takes with it the fats, oils, greases, and fertalizers that might also be the cause the higher acidity in the oceans.

Much of the climate change debate is wheather man made CO2 is the main culprit for rising tides, melting glaceres, and higher acidity in the ocean.

I suspect that the higher concentrations of CO2 in the oceans (higher acidity) is more a a function of water temperature than atmospheric CO2 concentration.

I am reading David Keith's papers on geoengineering and there is much to be considered before taking steps towards realistic researach efforts (greater concern for ocean acidity being high on my list).