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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Ocean acidification
Ocean acidification is bad. It is negatively impacting our ocean and hurting our earth. When CO2 is entered in the water it hurts organisms called Calcifiers. These organisms have an outer shell made out of calcium and CO2 is eating away at their shell. When this happens the animals die off and then the animals that eat them won't have any food and they will start to die as well. This also harms other plants and animals in the ocean and this will cause a lot of them to die.