[thisiswater]

Ocean Acidification:

https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/acidification/ocean-acidif...

Effects of Ocean Acidification on shell formation:

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep21076

https://www.epa.gov/ocean-acidification/effects-ocean-and-co...

This does not come with a silver lining. Imagine, by rough analogy, the effects on the ecosystem if every bug on the planet began struggling to form its exoskeleton.

[hackernewds]

I think their point applied to your reply is "ok so ocean acidification is happening. so what?". the flood of scientific papers and muddled messaging is what has led to the common populace now really understanding the implications. For better or worse, most people will not click into a nature.com or epa.gov article vs a quick TikTok