The Shell Game

The ocean has been quietly absorbing the fallout of climate change, but chemistry always keeps score.

In this episode of The Climate Translation, Dr. Mac explains ocean acidification: the direct chemical link between rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and changing conditions in the sea. He walks through why the ocean naturally absorbs carbon, how that carbon alters seawater chemistry, and why even small shifts make it harder for corals and shell-building organisms to survive.

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