Scientists just issued a chilling warning about climate change

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

An ocean mass extinction event may not be that far off. Researchers published a new study in the journal Science this month. Scientists say that ocean life could die at levels that rival the biggest mass extinctions in history.

New study says ocean mass extinction event is possible in the next 300 years

The study says that the higher temperatures get, the lower the oxygen levels in the ocean will become. As they get lower, more and more species of marine life will die off. The analysis applies data we know from the “Great Dying.” Scientists say this extinction event took place 252 million years ago. During it, more than two-thirds of all ocean life in the Permian Period went extinct.

Curtis Deutsch, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University and an author on the paper, says that we could see an ocean mass extinction if we don’t curb emissions (via NBCNews). With continued rising emissions the models from the study say we could reach Permian levels of extinction by 2300. All of the people alive right now will be dead by then, but it would leave our oceans in a terrible state for those who come after us.

We can still stop it

Of course, this outcome is not guaranteed. Many companies are already trying to curb their emissions. And, if we can keep those levels close to what was agreed to in the Paris Agreement from 2015, the study says we should be able to an ocean mass extinction event. Still, knowing that the possibility is even there is scary.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-issued-a-chilling-warning-about-climate-change/ar-AAWOCqi

[Autumn]

1. We can still stop it but there is no political will to do so. So it won't be done.

[Bayard]

2. "Many companies are already trying to curb their emissions"

And that's commendable. But if it does not become mandatory, it will never be enough.