article_snippet: Climate change experts predict that over the next century, the acidity levels of the world's oceans could drop from pH8 to pH7.5.
article_snippet: Professor Richard Eckard, director of the pirmary industries
article_snippet: climate challenges centre at the University of Melbourne, said: 'It’s definitely a wake up call when you hear that the toast and raspberry jam you have for breakfast, for example, might not be as readily available in 50 years time. '
article_snippet: It makes you appreciate that global warming is not a distant phenomenon but a very real occurrence that is already affecting the things we enjoy in we
article_snippet: Professor David Karoly, an atmospheric scientists at the University of Melbourne and one of the co-authors of the report, said countries like Australia, where drought is already a major problem, are likely to be worse hit.
article_snippet: Professor David Karoly, an atmospheric scientists at the University of Melbourne and one of the co-authors of the report said: 'Global warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of heatwaves and bushfires affecting farms across southern and eastern Australia, and this will get much worse in the future if we don’t act. '