Researchers reveal ocean acidification at Station ALOHA

Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 09:07 in Earth & Climate

The burning of fossil fuels has released tremendous amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, significantly impacting global climate. Were it not for the absorption of CO2 by the oceans, the alarming growth of atmospheric CO2 concentration would be substantially greater than it is.

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