Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>‘Ticking timebomb’: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OceanAcidification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceanAcidification</span></a> has crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say.<br>Ocean acidification, called "evil twin" of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a>, is caused when <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/carbondioxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbondioxide</span></a> is absorbed by ocean, where it reacts with water molecules leading to a fall in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pH</span></a> of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/seawater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seawater</span></a>. It damages <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coral</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/reefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reefs</span></a> and other <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> habitats and, in extreme cases, can dissolve the shells.<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/09/sea-acidity-ecosystems-ocean-acidification-planetary-health-scientists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jun/09/sea-acidity-ecosystems-ocean-acidification-planetary-health-scientists</span></a></p>