Marine Biologist and SOCAN Board member, Dr. Bill Gorham, joined SOCAN Cofacilitator, Dr. Alan Journet, on JPR’s Jefferson Exchange on Thursday October 24th to promote the forthcoming SOCAN monthly general meeting, Heat Beneath the Waves: How Climate Change Transforms Our Seas. described below from the Press Release.
The 15 minute interview segment can be heard here.
In some respects our oceans are saving us from the worst that global warming is imposing on us. But they are paying a price!
At Southern Oregon Climate Action Now’s next monthly general meeting, on Tuesday October 28th at 6:00pm at the Medford Public Library, marine biologist, South Coast resident and SOCAN Board member Dr. Bill Gorham will discuss this issue in ‘Heat Beneath the Waves: How Climate Change Transforms Our Seas.’
Every day we see examples of how our warming planet is affecting our homes, fields, forests, deserts and mountains. But we often forget over 70% of our planet; our oceans seem so large and formidable that little could disrupt them. But our oceans are huge assets as we terrestrial organisms benefit from their retaining over 90% of the heat generated from global warming and absorbing a third of the carbon dioxide we emit. Without our oceans, the atmosphere would be tens of degrees hotter than currently. If we were marine mammals, we’d be paying much more attention to what’s happening beneath the waves.
As a result ocean are warming, though because of the properties of water, not as quickly as the atmosphere. Meanwhile, as they suck up carbon dioxide, our oceans become more acidic. The impacts of these trends spell trouble for our fisheries and coastal economies, and for marine life generally.
There is no charge for attending SOCAN events: https://socan.eco/event/heat-beneath-the-waves/
