Ocean Acidification You Can See From Space

Monday, February 16, 2015 - 17:10 in Earth & Climate

Remote monitoring of large swathes of otherwise inaccessible ocean using satellites reveals an alarming picture: ocean acidity.The Earth's oceans take up about a quarter of global CO2 emissions, which can turn the seawater more acidic, making it more difficult for some marine life to live. Rising CO2 emissions, and the increasing acidity of seawater projected over the next century, has the potential to devastate some marine ecosystems, a food resource on which we rely, and so careful monitoring of changes in ocean acidity is crucial.Total ocean alkalinity as viewed from space. Credit: Ifremer/ESA/CNES read more

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