Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification

As windsurfers, we play in and on the water. As water men and women we should appreciate the value of this resource more than the regular public and do our part to educate ourselves about ocean issues and take action where we can. For that reason, I believe it is my responsibility to help inform other windsurfers of issues facing our oceans. That’s why I have the Oceans section of this web site as well as a separate Save the Ocean blog.

One of the major problems our oceans face these days is ocean acidification. Scientists refer to ocean acidification as the “other carbon problem.” The first of course is global warming. But excess carbon in Earth’s atmosphere is absorbed by the Ocean and the resulting chemical process is turning our oceans more acidic. I think ocean acidification has gotten far too little press. I’ve been wanting to find the time to develop my own presentation on it, but this one developed for Discovery Planet Green and the National Resources Defense Council is far better than I’d be able to do. Check it out and learn about some issues affecting  your playground.