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Growing Low-Oxygen Ocean Zones Worry Scientists

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Scientists are saying lower levels of oxygen in the Earth's oceans, particularly off the United States' Pacific Northwest coast, could be another sign of fundamental changes linked to global climate change. They warn that the oceans' complex undersea ecosystems and fragile food chains could be disrupted.
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  • Amy_Fernandez
  • royulery
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      royulery  

    • the living parts of the oceans are thin strips along the continental shelves, the rest is near desert. ocean life cannot survive without the fertile areas near the coasts.
      a solution would be to stop all commercial fishing for a few years and allow the animal and plant life to absorb excess carbon into their bodies.

    • 2 years ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • That is actually happening now, which is why addressing this is so important now. The oceans are becoming oversaturated with CO2, and thusly that is bringing us more moisture as the oceans also warm, and stronger storms, besides putting marinelife at risk from plankton on up the food chain. Calcification due to this effects coral reefs as well which are the lifeforce of the oceans as the Amazon is to the Earth. We are also as you stated Tommic, suffocating this planet with our garbage due to our consumptive and wasteful habits. Hypoxy is also caused by fertilizer runoff from industrial agriculture. We need to understand how humans effect natural cycles and stop all of this political back and forth BS before it is truly too late for us to reverse enough of the damage we have done to the ecosystems of this planet to leave a recognizable and sustainable planet for those to come and for those who are already here.

      http://current.com/groups/earth-care/

      Thanks tor mentioning the group too. I hope more join and contribute the news about our environment like this that we need to get out to people to help them understand this.

    • 2 years ago
  • tommic
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      tommic  

    • One thing is for sure, that is the oceans will consume their limit of Co2 with forty years. At that point all Co2 emissions will go directly into the atmosphere.
      Believe it or not, check for yourself, the oceans have a saturation point where they will no longer be able to absorb any more Co2.
      There is an Island of trash in the North pacific between Hawaii and the west coast of the US the size of Texas, all plastics that break down and contaminate seawater some more..
      Dead zones like the mouth of the Misssissippi into the Gulf of Mexico, a huge dead zone Climate change articles at Earth Care group here on current.

    • 2 years ago
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