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AskScience Panel of Scientists XXIV

Would sea level rise increase or decrease ocean's capacity to store CO2?
Earth Sciences

Sea level will likely rise. Oceans are storing a lot of CO2. So, would sea level affect ocean's capacity to store CO2 ?

I mean, does ocean store CO2 because of the water itself? It's salt concentration ? Or because of the life in it (which may die)?

And at the end of the day, would sea level rise be a good thing considering CO2 only ?


Dance created an innovative e-bike subscription service to help people get around while keeping the planet in mind. Great work happens on Mac.
Dance created an innovative e-bike subscription service to help people get around while keeping the planet in mind. Great work happens on Mac.

How do scientists determine chemicals in the atmosphere of planets that are over a hundred light years away?
Planetary Sci.

Specifically referencing recent discoveries in K2-18B’s atmosphere that claim to have found biosignatures.

We doing this through a telescope somehow?