Preliminary data suggest Assuming that this could be due to reduced amounts of CO 2 absorbed by the terrestrial biosphere while emissions of this gas continue to grow.
ACIDIZING OCEANS
In 2013, the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere represented 142% of what it was in pre-industrial times (1750 ) and that of methane and nitrous oxide, respectively, 253% and 121%
See also:. Melting ice caps accelerates
The ocean absorbs today about a quarter of total CO 2 , but it has serious consequences, according to experts: “The current rate of ocean acidification seems to unprecedented for at least 300 million years. “
For the secretary general of WMO, Michel Jarraud, the situation is alarming:
” We know with certainty that the climate is changing and the weather conditions become more extreme due to human activities such as fossil fuel. (…) Ignorance can no longer justify inaction. “
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