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Oceans soaking up carbon dioxide
Scientists say water becoming acidic, endangering sea life

By TOM PAULSON
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
Friday, July 16, 2004


After absorbing nearly half of humankind's industrial emissions of carbon dioxide for the past 200 years or so, the Earth's oceans are becoming more acidic -- a chemical change that could significantly harm sea life and speed up global warming.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/182395_oceansink16.html

"We are changing the chemistry of the oceans," said Feely. Carbon dioxide is an acid, he noted, and the oceans are becoming more acidic -- a chemical change that could potentially upset the entire marine ecosystem.