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Press Release, WBGU: German Advisory Council on Global Change: “To keep the adverse effects on human society and ecosystems within manageable limits, it will be essential to adopt new coastal protection approaches, designate marine protected areas and agree on ways to deal with refugees from endangered coastal areas. All such measures, however, can only succeed if global warming and ocean acidification are combated vigorously.”

James Randerson, Tropical seas are threatened by famine as warming quickens, satellite survey shows, The Guardian, December 7, 2006: “Global warming is creating an ocean famine in swaths of tropical and sub-tropical seas, according to research using nearly a decade of satellite data.”

Past global warming suggests massive temperature shift in our future, Mongabay.com, December 7, 2006: “During the PETM, ocean acidification likely caused a mass extinction of phytoplankton by reducing the availability of carbonate ions necessary for marine organisms to build calcium carbonate shells and exoskeletons. Many scientists are concerned that history could repeat itself, especially with current studies showing a steady increase in ocean acidity.”

Kenneth R. Weiss, A Primeval Tide of Toxins, Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2006: “Organisms such as the fireweed that torments the fishermen of Moreton Bay have been around for eons. They emerged from the primordial ooze and came to dominate ancient oceans that were mostly lifeless. Over time, higher forms of life gained supremacy. Now they are under siege.”