Guardian: If youve heard of ocean acidification, youre in the minority. If you know that ocean acidification is caused by carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels and cutting down rainforests, youre practically a scholar. A new poll published in Nature Climate Change finds that around 80% of the British public has never heard of ocean acidification.
It is sobering to think that few people are aware of this process given its widespread risks for the natural environment, and the potential knock-on effects...