Carbon Dioxide Volcanic Seep

Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea where CO2 bubbles out of the reef making water acidic as we would expect to see in the future due to the burning of fossil fuels. The town's name, Ili Ili Bua Bua, means "Water Water Bubble Bubble" in the local dialect. 

Read more about how reef scientist Laetitia Plaisance uses carbon dioxide seeps to study ocean acidification and how it will affect biodiversity on coral reefs in the future.

Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
Laetitia Plaisance

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