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ACID OCEANSBoudy: Gla l aeage aagnie

auao aio we a 275P-dul vl .

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go afe o w u e ean

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uil n p i i hin f hdg

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W e have redy ovestepe tee of ni e letr bous e grve sk o rnsgessig seve oths

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ra ni n wetlan and rai fores, eforetatio he Ama wil l rece eaoaio raes i etroia Amera otetiall y ani weaterates n te nohe eis here icldi ne sia mnsoo,

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lbal lie-ort yem wll reure im e

cnsmi o riverwaero arou cicklometre e year Tat roy one- thi o f thelow wn accessi le riers ecui remoentaed river ai nfoet and the rti. e ae

a way o o eoe we ha im . urre se i s

aout 26 bi kl oetre, Bte exe i

laely omm ited already for iiati the neee o ee he rowi worl o lai says

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th p m i p y

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mas are rivin secies eici on bylouh o avi oertheir ha itats y

iruc al ie seies ike ras an wees byooin tem with oltio y ntin tem

or od an ireasily y chai he ci mae,

Iniv dua eie may not atter u o tei

ow bu co leciely h ey r ecosysems haroie a rane o vial ecosysem serices" sch

a recyl waste cleani wate asi n carbona maina nin he cemis he oceas,Aouh we kow tat i leel o bioiveriy

ae esseial o eal hy ecosysems i is o yeea how m a e lt efore eoyte

col lase or wic sei es are e key layers i aie ecosysem, So ocsr's eam sele o

e extintio rates a e bet nterim i niatoo he sae ecosysems ey u e crenention ae a moe ta extio e

ml lio seies er year a risi , a omaresw a naal acr exiion rae o

an ., t 0 er ent of al ammal b r

a aib ia seies wil l be reaeed wiencion s ce,

Ti an not o o n afey rent rate may eenmrorhose he "i ve" mass eincos o e

at halfbi l i year di te meteorite triketat i for the iosa ur hl e e world carried on

after thoe eent i t wa aiely trafomed, Toaoid a reeat tey et a safe lo-erm anu alencion ae o mo re a 1 er il io

eie er year, y at meare ey ayma niy has already eee ee i no a aer

zone i e rret extitio rate is utaied",

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o soils ey ave bse co by lai more le mi nou ros l ike love

en a ery ao e iroe cycle caedforeerwe Fitz Haer a erma emit

inee a i sial rocess r ixn iroe >

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fro the tmere t mke emi fetiie rTody 8 i l io n tone f itroe i fixed fro te

mopee i i wy ech yer n red ono

the wrld fielu ig ieiciece me h ms isitroge ru of e lnd into river d oen.

u c e iroge e ge i cs i lerexreted y hm io ewer. e rterf ixitroge y ltitin legme d ur g fil

uel imber d co. P ll gee wefix roud il io tone nitroen yer r

re re de d re cn ce.Te exe itrogen idifyig l ili g

lere eie nd tutig eoyte

hhey lse e bi iy reycle e iroge bckto the r Mewile ome overerl ied le

d e i eily ed rei ll wi bloom ic le whi he de nd decmose

ki g l l e xye t o e wte in teroce. he l egcy uh l i noxi c edzone t te lt ot there were more tn

h one n te oe oveng reilomeres icl ud g ps o e Gl o exc e

Blt i e d wter etwee J d KoreRcksm e ively ses e se leel or

m d iti o te ni trogen yle t ot

3 m il lo es yer oe-rer e urrenl. Rechig h ige wile coii g o ee

the world i o y te le og k .

Phsphr ls ed erliser i enilyrt of e me ble rnd 2 il io tone soru i m ned rom roc deis lyd bo h o h ends i he oce bou

eight me the rl inlux were it otriet bloom d ed oe. otr' tem

etite tht we n dd p t mil lo e ohopo er yer witho er ou reerio

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o f l t f pCu v p t

Dgo: Bo w ppo

y m ty

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world' trol i noet re goe d rge ref rsld oe e o wldi fe re ow fened i nr lieoc c ng. Accing cksrm e

expnon of ri ltre e r drier ei o ecsem ervices d rees o

exebte limte ge dme te

reswer cycle. ewhl e r es epredi ro moe deey po uted regon

i ke e nd s Ai upe nd N Amerc.Rokm et hi nd e o t the

ersi o more hn 1 er ce glob

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e -free l d gwi rop Bt he y hw fe

h wil l proe eeds lo on owwe se he l.il i ologiclly rih d hydlogiclly ipo

eytem e roeed? il rm be l owed temp riers d il he wier wrld wi ioge

il itie ot ther pll tinCrely we e cveed nd 1 er en

o ieree ln to rmi ot mil lo qre

ilomere. The boury wll li kely be reche ihe nex ew decdes. o vid goi eyo i wi l

eqie oe ll oentrti fig moeenively in e odcie re whil eoinig wider i mp

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i 35 t p mi P-dul v pp

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Dgo Bo

Ti i te i oe Volui iril eviene

hw h co dioide i e mosphee ise ne mi thermo d t rig oeion wrm te lnet. e e oe

t i pde y burig fil e l ing

"Havg oe ose to eso g te ozoeaer, we sepped ak fom t e i k Tatsows aon is poss e - a a e sessfu

L i tlwithi e im it li m g i

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atmopri lv om a p-n ut rial 280 artp mi li o to rrnt 87 pm Poi tiian til

a wha a agros lv mig b

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a al ray a w ar sil r, answ is haw av't yt pin a ll t wami rom

a amo o CO ot y a lo ha k,Ev r o warmig a irtly y O

i apl by ak r lti a i

poss ak oa wi as ah pl aaborb or oar hat Wamrtmprat

inras vapoao a o rais amosphri lvlso wa vao an or pon grhous gas,Th a ar t ai ort IP' wan

a a warm o °C o C wil scala oaro 3(

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sai li s aral rsrvs o C an aorro ga tha tor in oil a

pmaros. I so warmi o o O ovnualy scala o 6 ,

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o kp b olar ic shs arly iaa pv maiv looig wll rqur im i

warmi ng o j s , wi yacp argo achv a is 40 ppm i sowbacks a corrc w wl l av o pl O

lvl bak 50 pm to ra tat artT oo w at w ay hav a it o m

as os logrm acs will ak a wl

to ik in ly robaly

AEROSO OADI GBouday Nt et det fed

Diagoss now

ma ativ ity u p t at rati ng twil ur oal n osts an rop watil aopr wi oot ul pat a otrpail W hav mor ta oul th gloal

cocnraio os arosols snc pn usrialtim ha haz ilu liat an i a

hra o man al so aoso loai hou cosr a poal plaa bona,

T ipat ar hily varab o om

aosos l k s lpas rlc solar raiaionauin oolig , Otr li oo ao a

rraat it asig warmi, T loal aano s hag an cool i cs is uclar,

Arool alo at li at in otr way

or amp ar pma brown aaro outhr a atr Aia i a j o

is rsarh as i appars o inl nc ohh mi a posiioi ng o mosoon,

awhi aosos ru rop yl y all i

on ils a aso cog p ma ls coriinto i lio o a om n a har ia,

ama ro arosols ca gra b irhigly va rial mpacs l ocksm's am na l

to t a mr o a l imit,

CEM ICA POUTOBouday Nt et ide tfed

Dagoss now

h a aprahi 00000 i r uma nma mial ompos i us aron tworl oay i i l io n o it po,Atioal ompou ar rat a y-p

o anacuri,m al ar manly a wory ba o thir

impac o alh o mas a wil, Amongto o ratt o a to avy mtal l ila orai poll uta that amlat ti

a raioaiv ompons,A ha l o t ar alray ooll or

ina i ry on rss oraipoluas wich ic DD PCs a iois a ontrol t okol onvtio on

Psis raic Compons, mpac omot or rmai n iago, n v

apary in ial may obi toproc oic s grar an m o

ti i via ft ia cosir y Roksrms ro i s a

atim a AD i ilr ay rult ro th

wspra posr o low cocraions ococai ls o hs ical s i h viro

ating watty all a sil pam o tl

nro-vlomnal isorrs in ciln possilyo a gloal al",

A all- compassig cmcals oa coul valabl u say aors i is oo arly o

ay how or w it ol b t.

COCLUSONHwevr y ut it r ife-spprtyt t i g sp ninburi e ge biivery

rg ixi be xeee W ft ppig ie f h f fr wter e eifiin ny ses t be ngi . r tw th ringth w n yt e te ien t egues wr te ries re.

ev n pie f g ew. Hvig t estyg the n yeexpg bth v eysst ngu i in we vefuy tepp bk r th br e is gruy ig h i

be gre. At t it w i pie seu. •

Fe Pee is Nw Scn's sei nvirt

orrspo

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