These chemical reactions are termed "ocean acidification" or "OA" for short. Calcium carbonate minerals are the building blocks for the skeletons and shells of many marine organisms. In areas where most life now congregates in the ocean, the seawater is supersaturated with respect to calcium carbonate minerals. This means there are abundant building blocks for calcifying organisms to build their skeletons and shells. However, continued ocean acidification is causing many parts of the ocean to become undersaturated with…
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Our Acid Oceans - A Sad and Detrimental Truth Today in our society, the climate change that is caused by the rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide known as CO2 is commonly acknowledged, however, the immense absorption of CO2 by the ocean has received far less attention. It is sometimes said that “global warming” is really “ocean warming” and the oceans power to create life under waters is rivaled by our power to destroy it. The Earth’s oceans have maintained a moderately stable acidity level…
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many people are unaware of is Ocean Acidification. This process like the name is the ocean experiencing a reduction in pH or raise in acidity. This environmental change as a result can have a direct effect on the organisms living in the ocean. This can directly and indirectly affect both autotrophs, which are self-sustaining organisms. This can also affect heterotrophs, which are organisms that rely on other organisms for food and nutrients. Ocean acidification simply is a reduction of pH that…
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Introduction Climate change is a more general term that refers to changes in many climatic factors (such as temperature and precipitation) from the global to the local scale. These changes are happening in response to global warming and other factors at different rates and in different ways. For example on a large scale, the United States has become wetter over the 20th century, while the Sahel region of central Africa has become drier. In California, global warming and associated climate change is decreasing…
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in the ocean. CO2 is also known as carbon dioxide. PH is the measurement of acidity levels, the scale goes from 1 to 14. CO2 is produced in multiple ways that we use in everyday life, including: transportation, electricity, etc.. CO2 is also known as carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas. The amount of emissions of carbon dioxide has risen. The ocean is becoming more acidic from the carbon dioxide emissions. Due to carbon dioxide emissions, ocean acidification is taking place. The ocean is getting…
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Ocean acidification is a problem in the world which people really need to start doing something about.This is because there are extremely high levels of carbonic acid-which lowers levels of pH, and it kills many inhabitants of the oceans. Because of this, ocean acidification is one of the biggest atrocities to nature and needs to be stopped quickly. Carbonic acid, or H2CO3, is the element that causes water to acidify. The levels of carbonic acid get raised because the carbon dioxide This picture…
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Ocean acidification in layman's terms means that the ocean is chemically changing due to humankind's industrial, residential, and agricultural activities. At first, some scientist thought that the ocean absorbing carbon dioxide would help reduces the greenhouse gases we have, but now situation has changed because approximately one million tons of carbon dioxide is absorbed each hour. This means humans produce way too much carbon dioxide that not only harms our atmosphere, but also the ocean. The…
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Introduction Anthropogenic climate change, which is represented by the release of manmade greenhouse gases, is a major concern in many areas around the world, including the pristine Australian Great Barrier Reef. As a Marine Biologist, who is researching the impacts of climate change and its effects on the Great Barrier Reef, it has become apparent that without change, these once grand reefs, will be no more. In this presentation, you as the audience will be presented with evidence on why this is…
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“Implications of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reef Systems” Summary “Ocean acidification due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide,” a report compiled by a team of European researchers and published by The Royal Society of London, illustrates the causes as well as the implications of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels upon oceanic ecosystems. In summary, it discusses the sources of worldwide spikes in CO2 levels, sheds light on the effects of rapid pH changes upon fragile coral reef…
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experience the effects of climate change. From temperature rising, sea levels rising, snow and rainfall patterns drifting, etc. We need to take action to reduce the emissions of the greenhouse gases pollution that warm our planet, we can reduce the risk of future climate…
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