New study shows Arctic Ocean rapidly becoming more corrosive to marine species
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 13:30
in Earth & Climate
New research by NOAA, University of Alaska, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the journal Oceanography shows that surface waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas could reach levels of acidity that threaten the ability of animals to build and maintain their shells by 2030, with the Bering Sea reaching this level of acidity by 2044.