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Recently retired NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) senior scientist Dr. Richard Feely was featured on a podcast called Ecoshock hosted by Alex Smith. The podcast addresses earth science issues like climate change and ocean acidification, and provides insights from subject matter experts.
Richard Feely is a pioneering researcher in carbon cycling and ocean acidification, and spent the past 51 years with NOAA. He is often called the "grandfather of ocean acidification" for his decades of research into how the ocean absorbs human-emitted carbon dioxide. His research established ocean acidification as a global environmental crisis.
Podcast and Audio file links:
- "Meet the Evil Twin - Ocean Acidification" - Posted January 7, 2026, by Radio Ecoshock
- Podcast audio only (MP3)
Deeper dive:
Dr. Richard Feely background:
- 1974: Dr.... more
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