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is ruining reefs HONOLULU (AP) — A University of Hawaii study has concluded that increasingly acidic ocean water is presenting a “double whammy” for coral reefs. Scientists with the Institute of Marine
Acidic water
is ruining reefs
HONOLULU (AP) — A University of Hawaii study has concluded that increasingly acidic ocean water is presenting a “double whammy” for coral reefs.
Scientists with the Institute of Marine Biology say increasing acidity not only hampers growth of coral reefs, it contributes to their breakdown.
High carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increases acidity in ocean water.
Researchers set out blocks of dead coral skeleton along shallow coral reef in Kaneohe Bay to measure erosion for a year.
Previous studies weighed blocks afterward. Researchers in the latest study used a high-resolution CT scan and three-dimensional images for a more accurate measure of erosion.
Lead author Nyssa Silbiger in a statement says it was surprising to discover that small-scale environmental changes can influence ecosystem-level reef processes.
Man gets 10 years for meth
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 25-year-old Las Vegas man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for having large amounts of methamphetamine that prosecutors say were bound for Hawaii.
John Ortega was sentenced Nov. 25 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and money laundering.
A co-defendant, Keith Alcos, of Honolulu, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess meth with intent to distribute. He’s due for sentencing Jan. 8.
U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden says Ortega also used the name Jose Veltran Perez.
He was arrested in August 2013 with 2 kilograms of meth in his car and another 4.5 kilograms in a storage unit.
Prosecutors say the drugs were intended for Alcos and two fugitive co-defendants, James Richardson Jr. and George Flores.
