Tag: bicarbonate

  • The Seafloor Is Dissolving Because of Climate Change

    The Seafloor Is Dissolving Because of Climate Change

    Carbon emissions are acidifying the ocean so quickly that the seafloor is disintegrating. According to a new study, ocean acidification is setting off a dangerous feedback loop that’s dissolving the very bottom of the ocean. According to a study published this week in PNAS, this sets off a feedback loop that acidifies the ocean even…