Risks from carbon dioxide in the next millennium

Scientists at the University of Liverpool found that the heat from carbon dioxide will increase fivefold in the next millennium.

Scientists study the effect of carbon release on carbon exchange balance between air and sea. They found that the ability to store large amounts of carbon dioxide over thousands of years of the sea will affect the planet's warming phenomenon over the long term.

The sea acts as a giant carbon sink, naturally absorbing the released carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.The ability to contain carbon dioxide more than the atmosphere and soil provides long-term storage of carbon dioxide for human activities.

Jokulsarlon lagoon, Iceland. The sea's ability to store carbon dioxide for thousands of years will affect planetary warming. (Photo: iStockphoto / Maxime VIGE)

However, scientists at Liverpool have discovered that if all coal, oil and carbon deposits are exhausted, the carbon dioxide surplus in the atmosphere will begin to change the natural chemical properties of the sea. and limit its ability to absorb and exchange gas.

Professor Ric Williams of the University of Marine and Earth Sciences, explains: 'It has been recognized that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will lead to global warming. However, it is still unclear how sea carbon capacity can affect this process. '

'The excess carbon in the atmosphere will make the sea more acidic and reduce its ability to absorb carbon from its atmosphere. The excess amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will warm the earth, rising sea levels and accelerate the melting of the polar ice. "

' In order to prevent such situations, scientists have been working to develop carbon storage techniques, to remove excess carbon in certain locations, such as the atmosphere around mines. fossil fuel'.

The study, in collaboration with the University of East Anglia, Bristol University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council.