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Figure 18. As carbon concentrations in the atmosphere increase, so do concentrations in the ocean, with resultant acidification as a

natural chemical process.

The skeletons of coldwater coral reefs may dissolve, perhaps already within a few decades. The impacts

will be greatest at high latitudes.