Will they survive? (Image: Reinhard Dirscherl/Waterframe/Getty Images)Oceans Acidifying At Unprecedented Speed -- New Scientist
Humanity's greenhouse gas emissions may be acidifying the oceans at a faster rate than at any time in the last 300 million years. The sheer speed of change means we do not know how severe the consequences will be.
As well as warming the planet, carbon dioxide seeps into the oceans and forms carbonic acid. As a result the water becomes more acidic.
The pH is currently dropping by about 0.1 per century. This ocean acidification harms organisms such as corals that rely on dissolved carbonate to make their shells. It also disrupts behaviour in some animals.
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My Comment: This data is significant .... and scary to think about.
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