For reference, pure, distilled water has a pH of 7.0, while in pre-industrial times, ocean water had a pH level of around 8.1.

A new study reveals that ocean acidification, triggered by a massive carbon dioxide surge from volcanic activity during the ...

USC scientists are exploring how the sandy seafloor off the Southern California coast takes up CO2 and helps protect the long ...

Different chemical reactions occur in seawater during the absorption of CO 2, increasing the levels of hydrogen ions, and reducing carbonate ion levels in the water. Together, water (H 2 O) and CO 2 ...

As global climate change intensifies, ocean acidification is becoming a ‘relentless killer’ threatening coral reef ecosystems ...

The crucial threshold for ocean acidification could soon become the seventh to be breached, according to the PIK’s first Planetary Health Check. The safe boundaries that have already been ...

Ocean acidification, a key indicator of planetary health, has exceeded safety thresholds on a global scale, according to a major new study published in Global Change Biology. The research, led by ...

Ocean acidification has emerged as one of the biggest modern threats to coral reefs across the world. New evidence indicates ocean acidification once also caused the worst mass extinction in history.

Ocean acidification is likely to hit the levels not seen in the past 14 million years, under a 'business-as-usual' scenario of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to a study.

Ocean acidification reaches critical levelsTHE planet's oceans are not only rising and warming, but also getting too acidic to sustain marine life, according to a report by the Potsdam Institute for ...

Research teams tested ocean acidification levels aboard the United States Coast Guard Cutter Healy in 2011 and 2012. They found that the levels in the Beaufort Sea could threaten the shellfish ...

If left unchecked, acidification levels in the Arctic Ocean will have significant consequences for northern communities as well as the rest of the globe says a report released this week. The ...