Researchers Find Historic Ocean Acidification Levels: ‘The Next Mass Extinction May Have Already Begun’

Scientists from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) published their State of the Oceans report Thursday, a biennial study that surveys how oceans are responding to human impacts.  The researchers found the current level of acidification is “unprecedented” and that the overall health of the ocean is declining at a much faster rate than previously thought.

Researchers Find Historic Ocean Acidification Levels: ‘The Next Mass Extinction May Have Already Begun’