Arctic Ocean Acidifies Up To Four Times Faster Than Other Seas A new peer-reviewed study published in Science concludes that parts of the Arctic Ocean are absorbing CO2 at a shockingly high rate up to four times faster than other oceans. The researchers correlate this rapid acidification to the melt of sea ice.
Op-Ed: Ocean Acidification – An Ignored Consequence of Climate Change? Speaking of climate change resonates more with people today than it did ten years ago and nobody questions the fact that plastic pollution of the oceans is caused by humans . However, there is one subject that is largely ignored: Ocean acidification and its significant effects on our coasts and the ocean.