Carbon dioxide may increase ocean acidity, Livermore scientists say

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have found that continued release of carbon dioxide in the next several centuries would increase ocean acidity more rapidly than in the past 300 million years, resulting in damage to marine life.

The burning of coal, oil and gas release the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. Eventually, the ocean absorbs most of this carbon dioxide.

Livermore scientists Ken Caldeira and Michael Wickett detailed findings of their research in a Sept. 25 Nature article, "Anthropogenic CO2 and Ocean pH."

To read a Livermore release, click here.

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