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Mar 13, 2012
Oceans, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Carbon Cycle

Study Finds Ocean Acidification Rate is Highest in 300 Million Years, CO2 is Culprit

A new study concludes that the current rate of ocean acidification is higher than at any time in at least the last 300 million years and attributes this ecosystem -threatening change to the huge quantities of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere from fossil-fuel burning and deforestation.
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