Global warming is making oceans so acidic, they may reach the pH they were 14 million years ago

Aug 22, 2018

A man walks under an umbrella on the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice while heavy rain hits southern France November 25, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

Scientists have looked back 22 million years. Image: REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

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