Rutgers University. (2020, February 5). Global cooling after a nuclear war would harm ocean life: Seafood production also may be impacted by increased acidification. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 12, 2020 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200205084201.htm 

 

According to a study, a nuclear war that cooled Earth could worsen the impact of ocean acidification on corals, clams, oysters and other marine life with shells or skeletons. The massive amount of smoke that are produced from a nuclear conflict would block sunlight and cause global cooling. As the sun is blocked, it would cool the atmosphere briefly lessening the decline in pH from ocean acidification. However, the cooling would also lead to lower levels of carbonate ions for about 10 years, creating a challenge for the shells to survive in marine organisms. 

 

This article connects to the environment through its discussion about nuclear war and what its impact on ocean warming is. The main takeaway is how much the smoke from the nuclear conflict will cause more acidity to the oceans.