As more carbon dioxide from fossil fuel pollution enters the oceans, the water gets more acidic. Researchers in a new study note that the ocean has gotten 30 to 40% more acidic since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks to Matt Simon, senior staff writer at Grist, about what increasing ocean acidification means for marine life and the future of the planet as a whole.
Listen here: https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/10/02/acidic-oceans
Here & Now Newsroom, wbur, 2 October 2025. Article.
