Summary Of Ocean Acidification

Summary and Response to Ocean Acidification Article The National Geographic article “Ocean Acidification; Carbon Dioxide is Putting Shelled Animals at Risk,” argues that the drop in surface pH could have a devastating effect on not only the organisms living in the ocean, but the environment that surrounds us. Research has shown that at least half of the carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere has been absorbed by the oceans over time. This has benefited our environment because by reducing the amount of CO2 and greenhouse gases being emitted into the environment, it has slowed down the climate change that would have occurred if those gases were still present in the air. The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the ocean has been thought to cause reproductive disorders in
I'm almost sure that most people are familiar with the issue of climate change, but I find it strange that no one has ever mentioned how the oceans contribute to reducing the amount of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere. It's so interesting because the oceans are doing something to benefit not only us, but the atmosphere and now it's coming back to haunt them in a sense. The subject of ocean acidification is very unique and intriguing, almost makes you think that the ocean is being punished in a sense. The fact that if the increase in carbonic acid continues to rise, the ocean may no longer be able to hold carbon dioxide poses a serious threat in my mind. I mean think about it, what will happen if climate change begins to increase at an uncontrollable rate? What will happen to the atmosphere and all the organisms it surrounds, including the human race? All of these questions come to mind when I think about ocean acidification and this is where it all comes back to the issue at hand, how does it relate to our Oceanography