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Unfortunately, this article continues one of the myths about climate change that really drives me nuts.
As any one who did high school chemistry knows, any value of PH over 7 means the solution is basic, a value below 7 is acidic.
According to NOAA ,

So if the ocean Ph is 8.1, its basic, not acidic.
The correct term is that it has become less basic.
For the term more acidic to be correct, the ocean would have to be acidic already.
The whole concept of a Ph level for the ocean is an artificial construct that bears no real meaning.
The PH of the ocean can vary from plavce to place, from the extremes of a Ph of 12.6 in some of the ocean vents ( see Geochemical Society) to the bering sea which can record a PH as low as 7.7 in winter. (Scientific American '. Indeed, this same article states

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<blockquote data-quote="mullokintyre" data-source="post: 1195326" data-attributes="member: 82018">sUnfortunately, this article continues one of the myths about climate change that really drives me nuts.As any one who did high school chemistry knows, any value of PH over 7&nbsp; means the solution is basic, a value below 7 is acidic.According to <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification#:~:text=Carbon%20dioxide%20and%20seawater&amp;text=The%20ocean%27s%20average%20pH%20is,the%20ocean%20becomes%20more%20acidic." target="_blank">NOAA</a> , So if the ocean Ph is 8.1, its&nbsp; basic, not acidic.The correct term is that it has become less basic.For the term more acidic to be correct, the ocean would have to be acidic already.The whole concept of a Ph level for the ocean is an artificial construct&nbsp; that bears no real meaning.The PH of the ocean can vary from plavce to place, from the extremes of&nbsp; a Ph of 12.6&nbsp; in some of the ocean vents ( see <a href="https://www.geochemsoc.org/publications/geochemicalnews/gn141oct09/highestph" target="_blank">Geochemical Society)</a> to the bering sea which can record a PH as low as 7.7 in winter.&nbsp;&nbsp; (<a href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/acid-maps-reveal-climate-change-s-impact-on-the-oceans/#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20in%20the%20northern,of%20as%20low%20as%207.7." target="_blank">Scientific American &#039;</a>. Indeed, this same article states Mick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mullokintyre, post: 1195326, member: 82018"] s Unfortunately, this article continues one of the myths about climate change that really drives me nuts. As any one who did high school chemistry knows, any value of PH over 7 means the solution is basic, a value below 7 is acidic. According to [URL='https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification#:~:text=Carbon%20dioxide%20and%20seawater&text=The%20ocean%27s%20average%20pH%20is,the%20ocean%20becomes%20more%20acidic.']NOAA[/URL] , So if the ocean Ph is 8.1, its basic, not acidic. The correct term is that it has become less basic. For the term more acidic to be correct, the ocean would have to be acidic already. The whole concept of a Ph level for the ocean is an artificial construct that bears no real meaning. The PH of the ocean can vary from plavce to place, from the extremes of a Ph of 12.6 in some of the ocean vents ( see [URL='https://www.geochemsoc.org/publications/geochemicalnews/gn141oct09/highestph']Geochemical Society)[/URL] to the bering sea which can record a PH as low as 7.7 in winter. ([URL='https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/acid-maps-reveal-climate-change-s-impact-on-the-oceans/#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20in%20the%20northern,of%20as%20low%20as%207.7.']Scientific American '[/URL]. Indeed, this same article states Mick [/QUOTE]

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