Scientists see four-fold increase in ocean’s annual carbon uptake
The global ocean absorbed 34 billion metric tons of carbon from the burning of fossil fuels from 1994 to 2007 — a four-fold increase to 2.6 billion metric tons per year when compared to the period starting from the Industrial Revolution in 1800 to 1994.
![Scientists raise a rosette loaded with water samples to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean. Credit: (Image credit: Nicolas Gruber/ ETH Zurich.) Scientists raise a rosette loaded with water samples to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean. Credit:](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-%20Measuring%20carbon-Nicolas%20Gruber%20ETH%20Zurich-3.11.19-1000x534-landscape.jpg?h=9e868751&itok=N5xDzqNQ)
Scientists raise a rosette loaded with water samples to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean. (Image credit: Nicolas Gruber/ ETH Zurich.)