Carolina QuotesIf I were an evil alien wishing to alter the nature of life on earth, I would change the temperature of the ocean, I would change the chemistry. That is exactly what we are doing: excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere becomes excess carbon dioxide in the ocean that becomes carbonic acid. The ocean is becoming more acidic. That changes everything.
Sylvia A. Earle Connected to the Carolinas
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“If I were an evil alien wishing to alter the nature of life …” Sylvia A. Earle. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-EDEBEB9A06. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/edebeb9a06
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