Acidification caused by carbon emissions could bring some oceans to a tipping point. By Peter N. Spotts | Staff writer/ December 18, 2008 Parts of the world’s oceans appear to be acidifying far faster than scientists have expected. The culprit: rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere pumped into the air from cars, power [...]
World’s oceans turning acidic faster than expected
By Paul Stewart in December 19th 2008 No Comment »
Filed Under climate change, oceans, pollution Tags: acidification, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, carbon emissions, water acidity
Filed Under climate change, oceans, pollution Tags: acidification, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, carbon emissions, water acidity
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