What is ocean acidification?

Since the beginning of the industrial era, CO2 has increased by 45%. This gas contributes to global warming and ocean acidification.

What is ocean acidification? We answer in 99 seconds!

Presented by Gaëlle Capitaine, doctoral student in climatology at MIO and LNE

Direction, production : L'Exploratoire
Illustrations : Chloé et Terence

Sources :

• R.Lindsey, Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2020)
• J.P.Gattuso, L.Hansson, Ocean Acidification (2011)
• ocean-climate.org, The impact of climate change on the ocean (2015)
• H.Berkowitz, Ocean acidification and climate change, issues for management (2014)