As world leaders gather in the city of Nice in France this week for the UN Ocean conference, experts are raising concerns about the acidification of the high seas — a phenomenon that is having a damaging affect on marine life. A new study published on Monday found that the Earth’s oceans are acidifying faster than previously believed. The World’s Carolyn Beeler learned more from Helen Findlay, the study’s lead author.
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