As global temperatures rise, parts of the Gulf of Mexico are undergoing less acidification than expected — for now.
A plume of particles marks where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The river’s alkaline water has slowed the gulf’s acidification. Credit: NASA/Alamy
Many parts of the ocean are becoming more acidic as a result of climate change. But in the northern Gulf of Mexico, that effect is nearly cancelled out as increasingly alkaline water pours in from rivers
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