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Massive Oyster Die-offs Show Ocean Acidification has Arrived

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Reuters

Publication Date
2011-11-22

The acidification of the world's oceans from an excess of CO2 emissions has already begun, as evidenced recently by the widespread mortality of oyster larvae in the Pacific Northwest. Scientists say this is just a harbinger of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions continue to soar.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/22/idUS99946799720111122