Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' 6 May 2013 By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst, BBC News ...

Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' 6 May 2013 By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst, BBC News ...

Acidifying Oceans Could Eat Away at Sharks' Skin and Teeth Researchers show that prolonged exposure to acidified water corrodes the scales that make up a shark's skin.

Acidifying oceans could hit the very base of the ocean's food web Ocean acidification is already eating away coral skeletons. But it could also have a much wider planetary impact.

The cold waters that reach the west coast of North America every spring and summer are thought to be some of the world’s most rapidly acidifying.” The blue-eyed triplefin. Photo: Ian Skipworth.

The oceans have already been acidifying significantly, with acidity levels increasing 30 percent since the Industrial Revolution (that is, the pH of ocean surface water has dropped from 8.18 to 8.07).

Warmer, acidifying ocean brings extinction for reef-building corals, renewal for relatives Human carbon emissions already devastating harder coral reefs, while softer-bodied relatives will persist ...

The University of California opened its doors in 1869 with just 10 faculty members and 40 students. Today, the UC system has more than 295,000 students and 265,000 faculty and staff, with 2.0 million ...

The world's oceans are turning acidic at what's likely the fastest pace in 300 million years. Scientists tend to think this is a troubling development. But just how worried should we be, exactly ...

Earth Acidifying seawater sees oysters in race to grow shells By Colin Barras 14 June 2013 Succeeding in growth (Image: Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...

The Earth’s oceans may be acidifying faster than at any point during the last 300 million years due to industrial emissions, endangering marine life from oysters and reefs to sea-going salmon ...