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Related: About this forumToo Warm, Too Few Fish: Health Warning for World’s Oceans
By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network
LONDONThe worlds oceanscovering nearly two-thirds of the Earths surface, and on which much of human life dependsare under severe pressure, a report says.
Over-fishing has dramatically reduced fish stocks. The thousands of tonnes of rubbish dumped in the oceans wreak havoc on marine life, while climate change is warming and acidifying them, putting them under further stress.
These are the sobering conclusions of a wide-ranging study of the Earths ecosystems by the Worldwatch Institute, a US-based organisation widely rated as one of the worlds foremost environmental think-tanks.
Our sense of the oceans power and omnipotencecombined with scientific ignorancecontributed to an assumption that nothing we did could ever possibly impact it, says Katie Auth, a researcher at Worldwatch and one of the authors of the report.
Over the years, scientists and environmental leaders have worked tirelessly to demonstrate and communicate the fallacy of such arrogance. .....................(more)
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/too_warm_too_few_fish_health_warning_for_worlds_oceans_20150827
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Too Warm, Too Few Fish: Health Warning for World’s Oceans (Original Post)
marmar
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daleanime
(17,796 posts)1. kick, kick, kick.....
riversedge
(70,242 posts)3. Our kids-grandkids will have real food fights. That I know-along with
water fights.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)4. So much that needs to be done.....