Ocean Acidification
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One benefit of decade-long project is opportunity to find new medical treatments.
Using model simulations, scientists found that increases in acidity could reduce seawater sound absorption by as much as 60 percent by 2100.
A lesser-known side effect of climate change, ocean acidification could cause major problems for the entire web of marine life.
Natural Resources Defense Council's nature documentary/advocacy film aims to prove that the oceans aren't as bulletproof as we think.
Change in pH leads small fish to become attracted to their predators, removing their ability to ‘smell danger’.
Strategy for oceans and coastlines addresses federal response to problems such as pollution, rising sea levels and ocean acidification.
North Pole seawater could become corrosive in 10 years, disrupting food chain.
Higher levels of carbon dioxide increase the acidity of arctic sea water, threatening marine animals.
As CO2 levels rise, the pH level of the ocean lowers.
