claim: The ocean is absorbing massive amounts of CO2, and is becoming more acidic as a result.
evidences.evidence_id: Ocean acidification:0
evidences.article: Ocean acidification
evidences.evidence: Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Ocean acidification:116
evidences.article: Ocean acidification
evidences.evidence: With the production of CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels, oceans are becoming more acidic since CO2 dissolves in water and forms the acidic bicarbonate ion.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Ocean acidification:229
evidences.article: Ocean acidification
evidences.evidence: The ocean would not become acidic even if it were to absorb the CO2 produced from the combustion of all fossil fuel resources.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Ocean acidification:29
evidences.article: Ocean acidification
evidences.evidence: It is expected to drop by a further 0.3 to 0.5 pH units (an additional doubling to tripling of today's post-industrial acid concentrations) by 2100 as the oceans absorb more anthropogenic CO 2, the impacts being most severe for coral reefs and the Southern Ocean.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Ocean acidification:83
evidences.article: Ocean acidification
evidences.evidence: Although the natural absorption of CO 2 by the world's oceans helps mitigate the climatic effects of anthropogenic emissions of CO 2, it is believed that the resulting decrease in pH will have negative consequences, primarily for oceanic calcifying organisms.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS