Global Warming Close to Becoming Irreversible - Scientists - reviewed by Caroline Silver

Global Warming Close to Becoming Irreversible - Scientists

readersupportednews.org, Reuters by Nina Chestney | Mar. 28, 2012 (News Report)

Increased CO2 in the atmosphere has also turned oceans more acidic as they absorb it. In the past 200 years, ocean acidification has happened at a speed not seen for around 60 million years, said Carol Turley at Plymouth Marine Laboratory.

This threatens coral reef development and could lead to the extinction of some species within decades, as well as to an increase in the number of predators. Full Story »

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by Caroline Silver - Apr. 4, 2012

This story is good science news because even though its filled with estimates, there were some numbers that truly got its point across, but also were true scientific measurments. The second sentence about the 6 degrees Celsisus increase was the most scientific and overall its message was on a scientific subject, global warming. It had prominence and surprising figures and discussed a debated subject, thus is qualifies as newsworthy as well.