West Coast scientists are studying how California mussels, like this cluster at Asilomar State Beach, might adapt to ocean acidification.
This week, scientists from around the world are meeting in Monterey to discuss what they call the "other" climate change problem: the acidification of Earth's oceans. It happens as oceans absorb the carbon dioxide we add to the air through burning fossil fuels -- and it can be bad news for oysters, mussels and the marine food web. Reporter: Lauren Sommer
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