Vanishing Ocean Smell Could Also Mean Fewer Clouds, which May Amplify Global Warming this Century Up to 0.9°F

It’s a smell that’s endangered by climate change. Experiments have linked the rising acidity of the world’s oceans to falling levels of DMS.  A paper published online Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change warns that ocean acidification could reduce DMS emissions by about one-sixth in 2100 compared with pre-industrial levels.

Clouds do more for us than just dispense  quenching rain and snow: They also reflect light and heat away from the earth, helping to keep temperatures down.

Vanishing Ocean Smell Could Also Mean Fewer Clouds