Thursday, February 25, 2016

Global Warming - Ocean Acidification, Coral Reefs

Climate Central: Bleak Picture of Great Barrier Reef’s Changing Chemistry
Ocean acidification is caused by carbon dioxide pollution and it’s associated with a decline in calcium carbonate, which coral use to make their tough sheaths. That’s weakening coral reefs around the world, making them more vulnerable to impacts of ocean warming and water pollution.

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