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News Release 16-028
Human-driven carbon release rate unprecedented in past 66 million years
Humans responsible for carbon release 10 times faster than any event since age of dinosaurs
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The scientists conducted research on sediment cores retrieved by the drillship JOIDES Resolution.
Credit: IODP-USIO
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Sediment cores from beneath the ocean floor hold clues to Earth's carbon dioxide levels over time.
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Carbon dioxide levels are increasing faster than at any time since the end of the dinosaurs.
Credit: US DOE
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The scientists are continuing their work to determine ocean acidification levels during the PETM.
Credit: NOAA
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Today the common sea fan is one of the many species affected by ocean acidification.
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