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Did the COPs rise to meet our oceans’ biggest challenge? 

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Beyond our beautiful coastal shores lies a deadly threat: ocean acidification.

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Ocean Acidification: The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem

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The post Ocean Acidification: The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem appeared first on Green Living Guy. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from humankind's industrial and agricultural activities has increased the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Continue Reading.

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Fish struggle with warming oceans and acidification

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Fish face a new threat — ocean acidification caused by global warming. In a recent study published in Global Change Biology, researchers found that warming waters and acidification could adversely affect how fish interact in groups.

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Ocean Conservation: Ocean Acidification and the Impacts of Fish Migration

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Put simply, ocean acidification is the imbalance of chemical content in ocean water; whereby there is increased acidity, and upward temperature changes. Water with a pH,of 7 is pure. The closer it gets to 0, the more acidic the water is, and the closer it gets to 14, the more basic it is.

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Ocean Conservation: Ocean Acidification and the Impacts of Fish Migration

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Put simply, ocean acidification is the imbalance of chemical content in ocean water; whereby there is increased acidity, and upward temperature changes. The ocean has experienced a 26% pH drop in the last century. Ocean acidification has negative effects on sea-life and the ecosystem.

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Eating away our food: ocean acidification is impacting Southeast Asia's fisheries

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Ocean acidification, the “evil twin” of global warming, presents a stern challenge to food security, particularly for Southeast Asians.

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Imperilled by ocean acidification: Senegal’s shellfish sector

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Climate change is altering the chemistry of West African waters, and local harvesters are paying the price.