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Snails are dissolving in Pacific Ocean
2014-05-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science: An increasingly acidified Pacific Ocean is dissolving the shells of tiny marine snails that live along North Americas western coast. The broad finding, which has surprised some researchers, suggests that sea life is already being affected by changes in the oceans chemistry caused by rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. It really changes the game by demonstrating that acidification is having a noticeable impact, says biological oceanographer Jan Newton, co-director of the Washington...
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