Modern Ocean Acidification Is Outpacing Ancient Upheaval
New York NY (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Some 56 million years ago, a massive pulse of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere sent global temperatures soaring. In the oceans, carbonate sediments dissolved, some organisms went extinct and others evolved. Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification caused the crisis-similar to today, as manmade CO2 combines with seawater to change its chemistry. Now, for the first time, sci ... more
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