Levka<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coral</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a></p><p>"A new study, led by oceanographers at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa has revealed that unprecedented levels of this ocean acidification are expected to impact the ocean around the main Hawaiian Islands within the next three decades.</p><p>Ocean scientists are warning Hawaiian locals and conservationists to brace themselves for 'unprecedented levels of ocean acidification' around the main Islands over the next three decades, with the potential to irreversibly damage marine ecosystems including Hawai’i’s corals.</p><p>Across the globe, the ocean is acidifying at an increasing rate, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and threatening the many marine organisms to which acidification of the ecosystem they live within will affect crucial calcification processes by which they form.</p><p>A new study, led by oceanographers at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa has revealed that unprecedented levels of this ocean acidification are now expected to impact the ocean around the main Hawaiian Islands within the next three decades.</p><p>By weakening the shells and skeletons of organisms such as corals and clams while amplifying the effects of existing stressors on the marine environment and threatening ocean-based ecosystems, ocean acidification has been referred to by specialists as ‘a ticking time bomb’ and a crisis being faced by the ocean ‘more pervasive and destructive than plastics’.</p><p>The study carried out by the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa will help researchers, conservationists, and policymakers understand the future challenges facing Hawai’i’s coral reefs and provides information for preserving these critical ecosystems for future generations."</p><p><a href="https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/hawaiis-corals-must-brace-for-unprecedented-ocean-acidification/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oceanographicmagazine.com/news</span><span class="invisible">/hawaiis-corals-must-brace-for-unprecedented-ocean-acidification/</span></a></p>