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Beaufort Sea Acidifying
New research suggests that Canada's Beaufort Sea is becoming acidic at a faster rate than any other ocean in the world.
Ocean Acidification Could Corrode The Outer Shells Of Molluscs By 2030
Scientists are reporting that ocean acidification is causing calcium based sea creatures such as molluscs, starfish and corals to lose their outer shells.
Arctic Acidification Poses Risks to Crustaceans and Fish
A new study has concluded that by 2030 Chukchi and Beaufort seas, in the Arctic Ocean, could reach acidity levels that may negatively affect not only shelled animals but also the fish depending on them.
Arctic Ocean Rapidly Becoming More Corrosive to Marine Species
New research by NOAA, University of Alaska, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the journal Oceanography shows that surface waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas could reach levels of acidity that threaten the ability of animals to build and maintain their shells by 2030, with the Bering Sea reaching this level of acidity by 2044.
Arctic Ocean Acidification May Corrode Animals' Shells
Arctic Ocean is facing a dilemma today and that is acidification. Ocean acidification is a result or a chemical reaction which happens when seawater absorbs too much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere—reducing its acidity, carbon ion concentration and saturation.