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Ancient climate research links past ocean acidification to current trends

SST proxy of PETM and paleoposition of CaCO3 dataset. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01579-y A research team led by Professor Li Mingsong from Peking University has provided new insights into the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) and its impact on ocean chemistry. The study, published in Nature Geoscience and titled “Coupled decline in ocean pH and carbonate saturation during the…