claim: An area of coastal ecosystems larger than New York City is destroyed every year, removing an important buffer from extreme weather for coastal communities and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
evidences.evidence_id: Deforestation:49
evidences.article: Deforestation
evidences.evidence: Both the decay and the burning of wood release much of this stored carbon back into the atmosphere.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Ecology:433
evidences.article: Ecology
evidences.evidence: For example, through the early-mid Eocene volcanic outgassing, the oxidation of methane stored in wetlands, and seafloor gases increased atmospheric CO2 (carbon dioxide) concentrations to levels as high as 3500 ppm.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Marine pollution:245
evidences.article: Marine pollution
evidences.evidence: "special protection and perservation of peat bogs, wetlands, marshlands and mangrove swamps to ensure carbon dioxide is absorbed from the atmosphere."
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Sea level rise:207
evidences.article: Sea level rise
evidences.evidence: Such impacts include increased coastal erosion, higher storm-surge flooding, inhibition of primary production processes, more extensive coastal inundation, changes in surface water quality and groundwater characteristics, increased loss of property and coastal habitats, increased flood risk and potential loss of life, loss of non-monetary cultural resources and values, impacts on agriculture and aquaculture through decline in soil and water quality, and loss of tourism, recreation, and transportation functions.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Urbanization:127
evidences.article: Urbanization
evidences.evidence: Furthermore, as algal blooms die, CO2 is produced, causing a more acidic environment, a process known as acidification.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS