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Re:Atmospheric carbon dioxide passes 400ppm by cache-monet on Thursday September 29, 2016 @05:34PM (#12608947)
Not exactly a closed loop - about 30-50% of the carbon dioxide we release is absorbed into the ocean[1]. So this process might actually decrease atmospheric CO2 levels, but ocean acidification will continue to increase.

[1] http://www.gdrc.org/oceans/fsheet-02.html

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Re:Atmospheric carbon dioxide passes 400ppm by jaggederest on Friday September 30, 2016 @03:13AM (#12610918)
Carbonic acid in the ocean is in equilibrium with the atmosphere, so if you knock down the ppm in the atmosphere it'll eventually affect the oceans.
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