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Carbonated Oceans (Illustration © Jim Toomey)

Over the past 200 years, human activities have put more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The oceans have soaked up almost half of this, and increased carbon is causing everything from rising seas and warmer waters to changes in ocean chemistry.

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RISING WATERS

Higher water levels will affect humans and many other animals. What's making sea levels rise?
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SIMMERING SEAS

Our oceans are already warming and as they do, some animals will adapt better than others.
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CARBONATED
OCEANS

The chemistry of our oceans is becoming more acidic, affecting everything from tiny plant plankton to salmon.
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CHANGING
CURRENTS

When ocean currents change, so does the availability of food for plants, animals—and people.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW TO REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AT THESE WEBSITES:

NOAA
Cool California
Center for Ocean Solutions
NPR Climate Change Connections
Bon Appétit Carbon Footprint Calculator
NASA
La Onda Verde (Información sobre
el cambioclimático en español.)

Inspiring Conservation of the Oceans

www.montereybayaquarium.org
886 Cannery Row | Monterey, California 93940
Open every day except Dec. 25
Regular hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Winter: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Summer/holidays: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Summer weekends: 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
More information: (831) 648-4800

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