Comments on: Ocean Acidification

By: Oysters and acidification | Ocean acidification

Oysters and acidification | Ocean acidification — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:54:38 +0000

[...] The acidity breaks down the calcium carbonate shells of the oysters, as we reported in a video several months [...]

By: Oysters and Acidification « Academy Research « Science Today

Oysters and Acidification « Academy Research « Science Today — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:58:30 +0000

[...] The acidity breaks down the calcium carbonate shells of the oysters, as we reported in a video several months [...]

By: Peter Roopnarine

Peter Roopnarine — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:15:51 +0000

The scale is correct as labeled, showing acid rain and physically dangerous acids, but yes, it is not synchronized with the colours shown on the accompanying globe. Maybe we could fix that with a bit of editing, to either move the scale up to reflect current ocean conditions, or modify the colours on the map.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:14:42 +0000

I like the video but is anyone able to clarify what is going on around 53secs in? It looks like a simulation of surface ocean pH dropping from ~3.7 to about 2.7 judging by the accompanying colour scale? Considering the modern global average pH is around 8.1 and projected to decrease by 2100 but generally not below 7, this seems a little off!