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How oceans and glaciers affect
emissions of CO2
The effects of climate change are already taking place. Some main things that are happening would be ocean acidification and the melting of glaciers, and things like wildfires are helping to propel this. All these things can lead to even more CO2 emissions. Let me explain.
When wildfires burn in Colorado, the soot from the burning can carry over all the way to the icy glaciers of Greenland. This was a study conducted by climatologist Jason Box. As the dark-colored soot fall onto the fresh white snow on the glaciers, the dark color attracts heat from the sun that speeds up the melting of glaciers. As glaciers melt, pockets of CO2 frozen in the ice are released into the air. Also, with melting glaciers come rising sea levels. When sea levels rise, pockets of CO2 in the OCEAN are lifted up, making the ocean even more acidic. This is also happening while the oceans are sucking in CO2 from the air. This is why the ocean has becoming less and less healthy for the organ isms living in them.
So, all these CO2 emissions lead to more and more CO2 in the air. This is why we need to do the best we can to reduce our own emissions.





