Scientists: Climate change causing Arctic Ocean to acidify at alarming rate | The Raw Story

Scientists with the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) warned Monday morning that the Arctic Ocean is acidifying much more rapidly than previously thought, adding that it will be “tens of thousands of years” before the worst effects of climate change on the Arctic Ocean can be mitigated.

The Arctic Ocean is particular vulnerable to acidification due to the rivers that flow into it, each carrying growing amounts of carbon runoffs every year.

North Dakota Obliterating All Springtime Cold Records | Real Science

So far this spring, North Dakota is averaging -2.9C – which is more than 12C cooler than the spring of 1977.

81% Of The US Below Normal Temperatures In 2013 | Real Science