Ocean acidity over the past 25 million years and projected to 2100

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Created : Jan 12, 2011 Published : Jan 13, 2011 Last modified : Nov 29, 2012 11:36 AM

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The ‘pH’ is a measure of acidity – the lower the number the more acidic the ocean becomes. On a geological timescale, ocean pH has been relatively stable. Recently, oceans have been acidifying fast and this is projected to continue at a rate unprecedented for millions of years.

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