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Coral Reefs in Palau Defy Ocean Acidification

2015-06-11 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World News: As humans continue to release harmful fossil fuels into the air, the Earth's oceans are absorbing more and more atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Consequently, in a process known as ocean acidification, this CO2 reacts with water molecules and lowers the ocean pH, making it more acidic. This process also removes carbonate, an essential ingredient needed by corals and other organisms to build their skeletons and shells. As a result, these calcifiers are struggling in Earth's changing oceans, and...

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