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In reply to the discussion: Animals are Already Dissolving in Southern Ocean Acid [View all]JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,266 posts)33. Snails arent dying ... just their shells are dissolving
Slugs welcome their new neighbors.
jk
Globally, we're seeing the effects of increasing acid rain, increasing acidity. In many locales, we don't "get it" because we see the effect of reducing pollution. Many of the smokestack industries have moved offshore, out of sight, out of mind, but of course they still impact the oceans.
Pittsburgh is cleaner. Peking, not so much.
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The point that is lost is the interconnectedness of everything and that our number
zonkers
Nov 2012
#7
The entire ecosystem will eventually spiral into an unrecoverable catastrophe.
UnrepentantLiberal
Nov 2012
#12
Is this why the coral is bleaching? That has accelerated too, no? n/t
ProfessionalLeftist
Nov 2012
#13
I believe they have stopped harvesting coral for jewelry in many places.
Manifestor_of_Light
Nov 2012
#16