You might want to take a little time this afternoon to peruse a report on the health and future of our oceans. You can choose from the short summary or the long one (both in PDF form). The report was created by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO). The bottom line is that the oceans are absorbing large quantities of carbon dioxide which is causing them to turn into acid. No one wants to swim in an acid bath. The oceans are also warming at a worse-case scenario pace.
I don’t know what we have to do to get people to recognize that climate change is happening, but maybe talking about the oceans and sea-life can help. One byproduct of a more acidic ocean is that it makes it harder to have a shell. Shells will soften, or even dissolve in water that is too acidic. Imagine a world with no shellfish! That might grab someone’s attention. I don’t know, we’re all idiots. From the report:
Technical means to achieve the solutions to
many of
the
problems
the
workshop
identified
already
exist,
but
current
societal
values
prevent
humankind
from
addressing
them
effectively.
Overcoming
these
barriers
is
core
to
the
fundamental
changes
needed
to
achieve
a
sustainable
and
equitable
future
for
the
generations
to
come
and
which
preserves
the
natural
ecosystems
of
the
Earth
that
we benefit
from
and
enjoy
today.
Basically greedheads are making it impossible for us to prevent the destruction of marine life. And, you know what comes after that.
