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Ocean acidification is an undisputed fact. The ocean presently takes up one-fourth of the carbon CO₂ emitted to the atmosphere from human activities. As this CO₂ dissolves in the surface ocean, it reacts with seawater to form carbonic acid, increasing ocean acidity and shifting the partitioning of inorganic carbon species towards increased CO₂ and dissolved inorganic carbon, and decreased concentration of carbonate ion.

While our understanding of the possible consequences of ocean acidification is still rudimentary, both the scientific community and the society at large are increasingly concerned about the possible risks associated with ocean acidification for marine organisms and ecosystems. 

~ European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA) 2010

Skeptical Science  |  Examining the impacs of ocean acidification

Climate Progress  |  Nature Geoscience: Oceans acidifying 10 times faster now than extinctions 55 million years ago

Climate Progress  |  Geological Society: Acidifying oceans spell marine biological meltdown “by end of century”

NOAA  |   PMEL CO2 Program

EPOCA  |  Guide to best practices for ocean acidification research and data reporting | 2010

EPOCA  |  Science blog on Ocean Acidification

Oceanography  |  Observed Increases in Oceanic & Atmospheric CO2  |  Pieter Tans

OPBTV  |  VIDEO Oregon Field Guide: Ocean Acidification  |  2010

2nd Symposium on Oceans in High CO2 World  |  Summary for Policymakers

Daily Climate  |  Acidification

Guardian  |  Arctic seas turn to acid, putting vital food chain at risk  |  Oct 2009

Climate Shifts  |  The coral reef crisis: The critical importance of <350 ppm CO2  |  Oct 2009

IGBP  |  Newsletter: The Ocean in a changing world  |  April 2009 (large PDF file)

A Sea Change  |  The world's first documentary about ocean acidification  |  2009 (Media: 1)

BBC  |  Acidic fears fuel extinction fears  |  March 2009

Trailer for A Sea Change (2009)

Acidic oceans. Why should we care?