Melting sea ice may evoke images of polar bears stranded on shrinking floes or dramatically collapsing ice shelves. But according to a study published recently in the journal Science, ice melt is triggering another ecological threat: a drastically acidified Arctic Ocean. This has diminished access to key chemical building blocks for organisms that call the […]
Is there a relation between the acidification of the Arctic Ocean to the melting of its ice? An international team of scientists has raised new concerns about the changing chemistry of the ocean after discovering that the western Arctic Ocean's acidity levels are increasing three to four times faster compared to other ocean waters, according to a report by SciTechDaily.
As Arctic sea ice begins melting out fully in summer, the frequency of strong El Niños could increase by 35% by century s end, causing extreme weather events to increase, says recent modeling study.
New research showed the correlation between Arctic ice's fast-melting and ocean acidification, raising environmental concerns over the impact on marine life.
An international team of researchers has found acidity levels increasing three to four times faster than ocean waters elsewhere and a strong correlation between the accelerated rate of melting ice in the region and the rate of ocean acidification