Over at The Reef Tank, Ava has an interview with yours truly. I particularly liked this bit:
How can one relate marine biology to climate change and/or global warming?Simple: the carbon cycle. Our oceans are the planet's lungs every bit as much as the rainforests. And right now, we're acting like a two-pack a day smoker.
As the kids say, read the whole thing.
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