Tuesday Video: Ocean Acidification and the People Of Washington
This video from the Ocean Conservancy does a great job of explaining the dangers of ocean acidification off the Washington coast and the deadly effects on shellfish. Ocean acidification primarily occurs when carbon dioxide is absorbed by the ocean and turns into carbonic acid, absorbing about one-quarter of all of the carbon dioxide that has been released by humans into the atmosphere. To make matters worse, in many coastal areas along the Washington coast, the impacts of ocean acidification can be magnified due to land-based pollution and runoff.
