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publicOcean acidification: Connecting science, industry, policy
and public Watch on YouTube About this video Not just another
pretty demonstration. Dr Andrea Sella of University College
London demonstrates how one of his favourite molecules, carbon
dioxide, reacts with water. It's not a complicated experiment:
when more and more CO2 dissolves the indicator in the flask
changes colour as the water becomes more acidic. Whilst this
make our agua con gas taste great, Sella goes on to explain why
the process could also pose an immense threat to ocean
biodiversity. As rising levels of CO2 dissolve in our seas many
species – especially those in coral ecosystems – are unable to
adapt to increasingly acidic waters. You can find out more about
what has become known as "the other carbon problem" in the
footnotes below the video or the