OCEAN'S ACID TEST: Consequences of Human Carbon Dioxide Emissions for Life in Our Oceans

* Science Expo from 6 - 9 p.m. under the tent in the courtyard adjacent to Redfield Auditorium, Woods Hole

Hands-on activities and displays to help explain ocean acidification and what is being done to understand it and mitigate its impacts. 

* Talks by WHOI scientists from 7 - 8 p.m. in Redfield Auditorium:
- An Overview of Ocean Acidification - Scott Doney
- The Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Society - Sarah Cooley
- How Corals Respond to Ocean Acidification and Strategies for Preservation - Anne Cohen

Welcome and introductory remarks by Susan Avery, WHOI President and Director

Ocean acidification is a global problem that results from the increase of carbon dioxide, or CO₂, released into the atmosphere, primarily from burning fossil fuels. Excess CO₂ in the air dissolves in seawater and is converted to corrosive carbonic acid, is converted to corrosive carbonic acid that puts the lives of many marine organisms at risk.