A new study addresses the lack of data on how much human-generated carbon dioxide is present in coastal oceans -- the saltwater ecosystems that link the land and sea. Capturing this data is crucial to calculating how much emissions must be cut in the
Excess carbon dioxide emitted by human activities -- such as fossil fuel burning, land-use changes and deforestation -- is absorbed by the world's oceans. While this absorption helps mitigate global … [+5641 chars]
