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Description	This video describes the social and environmental impacts of ocean acidification. Fundamental changes in seawater chemistry are occurring throughout the world's oceans. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the release of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from humankind's industrial and agricultural activities has increased the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere. The ocean absorbs almost a third of the CO₂ we release into the atmosphere every year, so as atmospheric CO₂ levels increase, so do the levels in the ocean. Initially, many scientists focused on the benefits of the ocean removing this greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. However, decades of ocean observations now show that there is also a downside — the CO₂ absorbed by the ocean is changing the chemistry of the seawater, a process called ocean acidification. This change in the ocean’s chemistry will have profound effects on life in the ocean, and those who depend on it. This image description is based on text taken from the cited public-domain source.
Date	2 May 2011
Source	Ocean Acidification: The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem^[1], NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory, (Please provide a date or year)
Author	NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory (EVL)
Permission (Reusing this file)	About NOAA EVL [2]: "All animations and images accessed through this website are in the public domain and are freely available for reuse. Please credit NOAA, along with any other entities listed for each resource"

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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

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