Ocean Acidification

What is ocean acidification?
Ocean Acidification is sort of like acid rain. In a sense. Pollution get taken into the atmosphere which gets transported to the ocean. The pollution turns the ocean acidic.

What human activities have caused this problem?
Since most energys are made by creating fire. Pollution is easy made. By using Cars. Machines and other types of items that create energy you are contributing to pollution.

How much has the acidity of the ocean changed?
The acidity of the ocean keeps increasing due to co2 emissions. 30 percent of acid has been increased since 2 centurys ago

How does the increased acidification affect animals in the ocean?
The acidification is ruining marine life populations which leads to the food chains being disrupted. Weight of plankton have decreased by 30 percent. And shellfish shells have been detiererating slowly.

How are pink salmon affected?
Petropods and dieing out. Just as explained above the food chain is being affected so the pink salmon are dieing out.

How are coral reefs affected?
Due to shells being destroyed by acidification coral reefs are being destroyed.

How might acidification affect you?
Food and resources will not be available if we use a careless attitude towards the ocean and our atmosphere in general.

What can you do to decrease co2 emissions?
Use more public transportation. Being more green.  Buy products that support the environment. Using less gas in anyway .