ApocaDocs: Seas turn to acid as they soak up CO2

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Posted Sun Oct 5 2008: from London Observer:


	Seas turn to acid as they soak up CO2 http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1223244379 The Bay of Naples is renowned for its breathtaking beauty and glittering clear waters... But beneath the waves, scientists have uncovered an alarming secret. They have found streams of gas bubbling up from the seabed around the island of Ischia. 'The waters are like a Jacuzzi - there is so much carbon dioxide fizzing up from the seabed,' said Dr Jason Hall-Spencer, of Plymouth University. 'Millions of litres of gas bubble up every day.' The gas streams have turned Ischia's waters into acid, and this has had a major impact on sea life and aquatic plants. Now marine biologists fear that the world's seas could follow suit.

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The world's seas full of acid ... now that would be one bad trip!