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The oceans are heating, acidifying and choking
2013-10-04 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: We know the oceans are warming. We know they are acidifying. And now, to cap it all, it turns out they are suffocating, too. A new health check on the state of the oceans warns that they will have lost as much as 7 per cent of their oxygen by the end of the century. The cascade of chemical and biological changes now under way could see coral reefs irreversibly destroyed in 50 to 100 years, with marine ecosystems increasingly taken over by jellyfish and toxic algal blooms. The review is a repeat...
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