“the oceans, which absorb more than 90% of the extra co2 pumped into the atmosphere“
“the oceans, which absorb more than 90% of the extra co2 pumped into the atmosphere“
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more recently, anthropogenic activities have steadily increased the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere; about 30–40% of the added co2 is absorbed by the oceans, forming carbonic acid and lowering the ph (now below 8.1) through a process called ocean acidification.