Summer, sea and CO2

Being on holidays, on the sea coast, do you know that about 30% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean?

The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the ocean increases as atmospheric CO2 levels rise due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels (e.g., vehicle emissions) and altering land use (e.g., deforestation).

When CO2 is absorbed by seawater, it triggers a chain of chemical processes that result in an increase in hydrogen ion concentration. This process has far-reaching ramifications for the ocean and its inhabitants.