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Ocean antacid trials test plankton response in 8,000-liter seawater enclosures

All the forests in the world pale in comparison to the ocean when it comes to absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The ocean is the world's largest natural carbon sink, absorbing about a quarter of all CO2 emissions every year (and most of the excess heat trapped in Earth's atmosphere from...

Ocean antacid trials test plankton response in 8,000-liter seawater enclosures
Image: Phys.org
All the forests in the world pale in comparison to the ocean when it comes to absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The ocean is the world's largest natural carbon sink, absorbing about a quarter of all CO2 emissions every year (and most of the excess heat trapped in Earth's atmosphere from greenhouse gases).

Originally published at Phys.org

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