In addition to the famous impacts of atmospheric carbon on global warming, there is an equally worrisome effect of carbon dioxide on the oceans: ocean acidification (or OA for short). Here at I2SEA we have a series of resources about OA, including Our Acidifying Ocean, which is an introductory activity and virtual lab (note: now mobile compatible!).
A student suggested that we start a conversation topic about OA, and here it is! Have you heard about Ocean Acidification? If so, are you worried about it? How do you think we can best raise awareness about it among your fellow students and the general public? Have you seen particularly good links or films about OA that you would like to share? What are you doing to address the problem?
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Coral Garden
In French Polynesia, we have 50% of Coral reefs are already dead. And the association name Coral Garden volunteered to save the reef before 2050. Today they plant 15,755 coral and there is 170M people reached.
That is very exciting and hopefully these coral will be able to withstand the current rising temperatures.