{"id":9327,"title":"Ocean Acidification","description":"Ocean acidification occurs when the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.","content":"<h2><strong>The CO2\u00a0Problem<\/strong><\/h2><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/smf89pryl2qhzadkczi8rvzqpg4job5v0ojbh084aoukrukt.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"71289174\" \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Ocean Acidification\u00a0occurs when the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Anthropogenic, or human-caused, carbon dioxide comes from greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, cement production, and deforestation have pumped about two trillion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Deforestation adds to the issue by contributing about 10 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions. The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has a particularly devastating effect on rising CO2\u00a0levels.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/teemill.co.uk\/uploaded\/thumbnails\/71289186\/hcrsriiznk8nisyc3zdhxn0m2gicylfcim4igdwloipci2ng_71289186_466xauto.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"71289186\" \/><br \/><\/p><p>As atmospheric CO2 levels increase, so do the levels in the ocean. The ocean has taken up about 25 percent of the excess gas, the equivalent of over 600 billion tons of carbon dioxide, from 1750 to 2015.\u00a0As atmospheric CO2\u00a0levels increase, so do the levels in the ocean.\u00a0<\/p><p>When seawater absorbs carbon dioxide its acidity is increased, which decreases the building blocks used by shellfish to grow their shells. Some studies have shown that ocean acidification has negative implications for marine life, particularly clams, mussels, coral reefs, and small sea snails, which could have difficulty building or maintaining their shells in increasingly acidic waters.\u00a0<\/p>","urlTitle":"ocean-acification","url":"\/blog\/ocean-acification\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/ocean-acification\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/wonplanet.co.uk\/blog\/ocean-acification\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1609856462,"updatedAt":1657189543,"publishedAt":1612964629,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":103581,"name":"won-planet"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vrgroeny6ilb4x8d9sdgra3c40ryqqqxpkyxl6iiukpbb1mm.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vrgroeny6ilb4x8d9sdgra3c40ryqqqxpkyxl6iiukpbb1mm.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vrgroeny6ilb4x8d9sdgra3c40ryqqqxpkyxl6iiukpbb1mm.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"Ocean Acidification","metaDescription":"Ocean acidification occurs when the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.","keyPhraseCampaignId":2812,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":19242,"title":"Our Aquatic Giants: The Anatomy of a Whale","url":"\/blog\/our-aquatic-giants-the-anatomy-of-a-whale\/","urlTitle":"our-aquatic-giants-the-anatomy-of-a-whale","division":103581,"description":"As our largest marine mammals, whales are one of the most fascinating animals on the planet.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/1vui1f6kb1busqwrmkxjsrl4yqt7runypkuuh9xntrgytsmd.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/1vui1f6kb1busqwrmkxjsrl4yqt7runypkuuh9xntrgytsmd.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":52535,"title":"The Plankton Paradox: Tiny Drifters That Rule the Ocean","url":"\/blog\/the-plankton-paradox-tiny-drifters-that-rule-the-ocean\/","urlTitle":"the-plankton-paradox-tiny-drifters-that-rule-the-ocean","division":103581,"description":"Discover how plankton \u2014 the ocean\u2019s invisible drifters \u2014 create oxygen, regulate our climate, and form the foundation of all marine life. Learn about the \u201cPlankton Paradox\u201d and how protecting these tiny organisms helps protect our planet.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/6n7gk6otr9epwhxrietexo0y4gqmg6ie2zrar7ytpry0ikm1.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/6n7gk6otr9epwhxrietexo0y4gqmg6ie2zrar7ytpry0ikm1.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":9326,"title":"Tree Rings And Climate Change.","url":"\/blog\/tree-rings-and-climate-change\/","urlTitle":"tree-rings-and-climate-change","division":103581,"description":"In order to document a tree\u2019s changes, scientists hike to sites where the groves of trees they\u2019re interested in looking at are growing.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/sa490shxwdxdvsrjxs3xsfja5syoisv97zmkeuy9geslstfd.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/sa490shxwdxdvsrjxs3xsfja5syoisv97zmkeuy9geslstfd.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}