Inter Press Service: An apparent rapid upswing in ocean acidity in recent years is wiping out coastal species like mussels, a new study has found. “We’re seeing dramatic changes,” said Timothy Wootton of the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago, lead author of the study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study shows increases in ocean acidity that are more than 10 times faster than any prediction. “It appears that we’ve crossed a …