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Re:Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of g... by vixen99 on Thursday January 16, 2020 @01:17AM (#22062104)
The ocean is not acid, it's alkaline (about pH 8.1) so you mean lessened alkalinity. Even seawater near active volcanic CO2 vents in the Mediterranean where the CO2 is nearly 6,000 ppm is still alkaline. Between 1751 and 1996, surface ocean pH is estimated to have decreased from approximately 8.25 to 8.14.
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Re:Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of g... by Supermancho on Thursday January 16, 2020 @02:07AM (#22062258)
> The ocean is not acid, it's alkaline

> increased ocean acidity

It's generally phrased that a decrease in alkaline is due to acidification (an increase in acid) and vice versa. The average ph is not specifically relevant.

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Re:Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of g... by martinpw on Thursday January 16, 2020 @03:28AM (#22062625)
Since pH is a log scale, that is a huge change - almost 40%.
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