This month’s cubed investigates a new system which measures the absorption of carbon dioxide in our oceans. It is more commonly known that rainforests play a large role in absorbing carbon dioxide, but not as much attention has been paid in to the role of the sea. An international team of scientists, lead by Professor Andrew Watson of the University of East Anglia’s School of Environmental Sciences, have mapped the absorption of carbon dioxide by the entire North Atlantic Ocean. The devices can be placed on commercial ships and the main aim is to eventually have an awareness of where our carbon is going.

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