Marine scientists across the world are hunting for clues to one of the greatest environmental catastrophes facing our planet. For years we’ve known the ocean absorbs about a third of the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere – but as CO2 levels continue to rise the ocean’s chemistry is changing and becoming more acidic.
In increasingly acidic waters, marine animals can’t form the skeletons and shells vital for their survival. From the planet’s poles to the tropics, thousands of species are in danger.
