Higher acidity makes it harder for ocean animals to form shells

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Anthropogenic Climate Change
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The expected case foresees catastrophic consequences
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Potential climate tipping points?
Increasingly acidic oceans fail to absorb CO2 at sufficient rate
Higher acidity makes it harder for ocean animals to form shells
CO2 absorption slows as the oceans become warmer
Game over if acidic oceans start releasing CO2 into atmosphere
Oceans become more acidic as they absorb more CO2
Oceans have absorbed much of anthropogenic CO2 emissions so far
Oceanic CO2 absorption now growing at a declining rate
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