Oceans are acidifying fast Changes in oceanic pH over the last 25 million years ource affer Turley et al. in Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change (2006) 8.6 8.4 8.2 Oceanic pH is dropping now at a rate and to levels not experienced by marine organisms for over 20 million years -15 -10 Time (millions of years before present) PH 7.8 7.6 7.4 -25 2050 AD 2150 AD 2000 AD 2100 AD

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Look at the pH of the Ocean below, according to the data is our experiment on CO2 and water showing accurately how our ocean is changing? Are the pHs similar? Is the change as drastic? Why do you think it is or isn't similar?
Oceans are acidifying fast
Changes in oceanic pH over the last 25 million years
Source affer Turley et al. in Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change (2006).
8.6
8.4
8.2
8
7.8
Oceanic pH is dropping now at a rate
and to levels not experienced by marine
organisms for over 20 million years
7.6
7.4
-20
-15
-10
Time (millions of years before present)
pH
-25
2050 AD
2150 AD
2000 AD
2100 AD
Transcribed Image Text:Oceans are acidifying fast Changes in oceanic pH over the last 25 million years Source affer Turley et al. in Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change (2006). 8.6 8.4 8.2 8 7.8 Oceanic pH is dropping now at a rate and to levels not experienced by marine organisms for over 20 million years 7.6 7.4 -20 -15 -10 Time (millions of years before present) pH -25 2050 AD 2150 AD 2000 AD 2100 AD
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