As carbon dioxide levels rise, the ocean is becoming acidic. Over time, the ocean absorbs the carbon dioxide in the air. This leads to many organisms dying. Organisms have shells, but when the water becomes more acidic, they become unable to survive. The shells are not able to form properly and become weak. Animals become unable to protect themselves. This also means that corals are also dying. They are unable to exist with such high acidic levels. This is the reason why the Great Barrier Reef is dying. Huge amounts of the reef are inhabited because the coral died. Our carbon dioxide output has a big impact we have on the Earth.  Global warming is destroying such an amazing ecosystem and we need to acknowledge that to make a change.

I agree completely. The issue of ocean acidification is not talked about nearly enough, especially considering that an increase in this acidification could cause a major collapse in biodiversity. Furthermore, the loss of the Great Barrier Reef is a massive disaster on its own. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on the planet--covering 344,400 km squared. According to the Australian government's Great Barrier Marine Park Authority, "The breathtaking array of marine creatures includes 600 types of soft and hard corals, more than 100 species of jellyfish, 3000 varieties of molluscs, 500 species of worms, 1625 types of fish, 133 varieties of sharks and rays, and more than 30 species of whales and dolphins." If the Great Barrier Reef dies , many marine animals which call it their home will die with it. I believe it is naive to ignore this issue because a disruption of the food chain on such a scale will have massive effects on every aspect of life for people all over the globe.

I also very strongly agree that Ocean Acidification is a very important topic to discuss. Ocean Acidification is often overlooked and people do not realize the negative affects of our oceans dying. Ever since the Industrial Revolution, the amount of carbon in our oceans has drastically increased. The carbon from refineries and our world is released into the air and the ocean absorbs about a quarter of the CO2 that is in the air. Therefore, whenever the CO2 levels in the air rise, the CO2 levels in the ocean rise as well. The changing chemistry in the ocean has a huge impact on the marine life and the ecosystems. Due to the increasing amounts of carbon in our atmosphere, ecosystems have to learn to adapt to the ocean acidification. If the marine life can not keep up with the fast rate of chemical changes in the ocean, this could be a worldwide problem. Food webs could be disrupted, ultimately leading to a lack of food in the oceans for humans and for all animals. O verall, one may not think the ideas of ocean acidification are  serious, but if we keep the rate of our CO2 emissions on Earth, the ocean will be in terrible condition.

I agree that the Ocean acidification is extremely dangerous and harmful. You strengthen your case when you mention the Great Barrier reef and that the CO2 is harming it. I also agree with you talking about the acidification harming the animals. I think that this is the dangerous part of ocean acidification because we are affecting the evolution of other animals. The CO2 levels right now are crazy high and if we don't lower them we are looking at an Earth that is in serious trouble.