[ocean acidification was ] first referenced in a peer-reviewed study in nature in 2003
[ocean acidification was ] first referenced in a peer-reviewed study in nature in 2003
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in a synthesis report published in science in 2015, 22 leading marine scientists stated that co 2 from burning fossil fuels is changing the oceans' chemistry more rapidly than at any time since the great dying, earth's most severe known extinction event, emphasizing that the 2 °c maximum temperature increase agreed upon by governments reflects too small a cut in emissions to prevent "dramatic impacts" on the world's oceans, with lead author jean-pierre gattuso remarking that "the ocean has been minimally considered at previous climate negotiations.