Are the ocean ecosystems being affected by global climate change?
The Ice in the Arctic Ocean is melting faster than scientific models predicted. Professionals in the field are predicting that within the next 20 years that there will be no summer ice in the arctic. There will always be ice in the winter, but now there are major concerns about summer ice. Scientists are also seeing similar ice changes in Greenland and the Antarctic. A frightening thing that many people do not know is that the oceans are becoming more acidic. Microscopic plants are affected and have a harder time surviving as the oceans become more acidic. The oceans are becoming more acidic because of the increased CO2 called carbonic acid (like Coke). This increased CO2 is from humans burning more fossil fuels. This Carbonic Acid is changing the Ph in the Oceans, it is frightening. Why is Oceanic research and research on CO2 important to our climate? Changes in world oceans will have huge impacts on all of the earth’s ecosystems. These impacts will be large and can effect whether spe
