All life on earth depends on healthy marine ecosystems and biodiversity. Even climate disruption depends on the Oceans, but this was only acknowledged by the UN and IPCC in 2015.
The problem is that more than 50% of all marine life, including coral reefs, is dissolving rapidly due to ocean acidification. Aragonite and Magnesium calcite start to dissolve at pH 8.04. This means that all marine life composed of these minerals is coming under increasing stress and is predisposed to disease and breading issues. This is one of the reasons why 50% of the world’s coral reefs are gone, and the remaining 50% are under threat.
As the pH drops, the problems increase exponentially, and by the time the pH has dropped to pH 7.95, the ecosystem and most marine life will be gone. We lose the SML surface microlayer, as has happened in the Mediterranean; you have catastrophic climate change and coastal erosion; and 3 billion people lose their homes or suffer from starvation.
We can fix these issues.
1. Eliminate toxic forever chemicals, plastic pollution and partially combusted carbon
2. It’s too late to just do no harm; we must increase the calcium alkalinity of the world’s oceans. This will take 50% of the world’s shipping industry. It is an almost impossible task, but it needs to be done.
3. There are many other things that can be done, but the above two are probably 80% of the issue.
Bioclimatic climate change report; https://lnkd.in/ev6_2cXN
www.goesfoundation.com
Click o the link below to see oceanic pH around the world…..
https://lnkd.in/er3Ngvr8
