Ticking time bomb': Ocean acidity crosses vital threshold, study finds

[angryxyouth]

Snip… The deep oceans have crossed a crucial boundary that threatens their ability to provide the surface with food and oxygen, a new study finds.
Nearly two-thirds of the ocean below 200 meters, or 656 feet, as well as nearly half of that above, have breached “safe” levels of acidity, according to findings published on Monday in Global Change Biology.

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/5340239-ocean-acidity-study-climate-change-carbon/

[CrispyQ]

1. Like frogs in a pot...

Lots of elementary school kids in my neighborhood & I often think of the changes they're going to see in their lifetime. It will be staggering.

[Duppers]

2. Most people don't/won't comprehend the seriousness of this

Our very lives depend on the health of the planet's oceans.

"The majority of Earth's oxygen is produced by marine organisms, primarily phytoplankton, algae, and cyanobacteria. Specifically, approximately 50-80% of the oxygen in the atmosphere comes from these marine organisms."