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Negative Effects Of Ocean Acidification

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The ocean covers 70 percent of the Earth. The ocean helps absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and provides 50 percent of the oxygen in the atmosphere. Ocean acidification is the harmful consequences of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Ocean acidification has been rapidly increasing do to the excess amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere produced by humans. Humans impact ocean acidification by increasing carbon emissions, creating waste, and loss of biodiversity. Carbon emits into the atmosphere and creates heat for Earth, the carbon that remains in the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean. With the increasing population of humans, more and more carbon is emitted into the atmosphere. According to Ocean Portal, “In 2013, carbon
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