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Ocean Acidification: https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/acidification/ocean-acidification-graph https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/acidification/ocean-acidif...
by thisiswater 3y ago
Ocean Acidification:
https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/acidification/ocean-acidification-graph https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/acidification/ocean-acidif...
Effects of Ocean Acidification on shell formation:
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep21076 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep21076
https://www.epa.gov/ocean-acidification/effects-ocean-and-coastal-acidification-marine-life https://www.epa.gov/ocean-acidification/effects-ocean-and-co...
This does not come with a silver lining. Imagine, by rough analogy, the effects on the ecosystem if every bug on the planet began struggling to form its exoskeleton.
- hackernewds 3y agoI think their point applied to your reply is "ok so ocean acidification is happening. so what?". the flood of scientific papers and muddled messaging is what has led to the common populace now really understanding the implications. For better or worse, most people will not click into a nature.com or epa.gov article vs a quick TikTok