Photo: Noisier Oceans May Be "Disaster" For Marine Animals

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A rare southern right whale hovers near the seafloor in New Zealand's Auckland Islands in an undated photo.

Growing acidity in the world's oceans may turn up the volume of underwater sounds, possibly confusing whales and other marine mammals, an October 2008 study found.

Photograph by Brian J. Skerry/NGS

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