We are making the oceans noisier places. Apart from the noise that shipping generates, our carbon dioxide emissions are causing the oceans’ pH balance to change and become more acidic. More acidic sea water enables sound waves to travel further because the molecular structure of sea water is changed and the change enables sea water [...]
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