2009Jan12: Oceans are absorbing less CO2 than in the past, according to a study led by Kitack Lee, an associate professor at Pohang University of Science and Technology. Professor Lee says the discovery is the “very first observation that directly relates ocean CO2 uptake change to ocean warming” (UK Guardian).
Reference: UK Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/12/sea-co2-climate-japan-environment
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