Ocean surface climates may disappear by 2100: study


By AGENCY

Great Ocean Road (pic), Victoria, Australia. The world's seas have absorbed around a third of all carbon pollution produced since the Industrial Revolution. Photo: AFP

Up to 95% of Earth's ocean surface will have changed by the end of the century unless humanity reins in its carbon emissions, according to research published Aug 26.

Ocean surface climates, defined by surface water temperature, acidity and the concentration of the mineral aragonite – which many marine animals use to form bones and shell – support the vast majority of sea life.

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