Oceans have absorbed approximately one-third of the excess carbon dioxide that humans have added to Earth's atmosphere so far. This has slowed the progression of global climate change, but it has led to ________
A) an increase in the pH of the world's oceans
B) growth of oyster populations worldwide
C) increases in growth of coral reefs
D) loss of oxygen from the oceans
E) a decrease in the pH (ocean acidification)
E
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