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New findings show that some coastal regions will become far more acidic than scientists once thought, with upwelling systems ...

Dear EarthTalk: What are some natural ways to fight ocean acidification? – J.K., Boston Ocean acidification, the lowered pH ...

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Ocean acidification is sinking into marine regions as deep as 1500 metres, posing new threats to organisms like sea butterflies, sea snails and cold-water corals. The ocean is the largest natural sink ...

Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean acidification levels beyond safe limits in large swaths of the marine ...

A group of marine scientists is calling for focused research that provides “incontrovertible evidence” of how ocean acidification impacts marine life. In a report published Oct. 16., the scientists ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The waters off Alaska, teeming with enough fish to support more than half the U.S. commercial seafood catch, face a new threat -- increasing acidification from the same ...

What causes ocean acidification? Ocean acidification is mostly caused by the ocean absorbing CO 2. The ocean takes up around 30% of CO 2 in the atmosphere, so as human activities pump out CO 2, they ...