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Since preindustrial times, the world’s oceans have absorbed 41 percent of the carbon dioxide humans have released into the atmosphere. In a new paper, a research team from the University of Wisconsin—Madison describes the best approach to date for determining how efficiently the oceans will continue to soak up what we emit.
This improved predictive capacity could allow scientists to better understand what changes to expect, where to expect them and their magnitude. It could also lead to better allocation of limited resources to enhance monitoring efforts, or to the creation of specific policies to mitigate change.Image credit: Juan Botella
