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Sea snails show impact of more acidic ocean
LONDON (Reuters) – The shells of some marine snails in the
seas around Antarctica are dissolving as the water becomes more
acidic, threatening the food chain, a study published in the
journal Nature Geoscience said on Sunday. Oceans soak up about
a quarter of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere
each year and as CO2 levels in the atmosphere increase from
burning fossil fuels, so do ocean levels, making seas more
acidic.
