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Marine Pollution

The role of whales in carbon storage

Even cetaceans, like whales, provide an invaluable ecosystem service: they are capable of sequestering large quantities of carbon from the atmosphere, contributing to the fight against global warming

The structure and function of marine ecosystems is changing due to global warming

Rising sea temperatures over the past decades have caused visible changes to reef community structures.

Ocean 'dead zones' are proliferating due to global warming

Global warming is causing lower oxygen levels in ocean waters

Invasive marine species are changing the nature of the Mediterranean Sea

Inavsive marine species are causing concern about the threat they pose to marine ecosystems and local fishing

Climate change is reaching deep into the ocean

Warmer oceans are going to lose faunal biomass

Compound extreme events stress the ocean

Researchers have quantified the frequency of compound events in which marine heatwaves happen together with extreme acidity

Mass extinction in oceans can be avoided by curbing fossil fuels

If not slowed, climate change over the next few centuries could lead to marine losses unlike anything Earth has seen in 252 million years.

Warming Oceans are Changing Ocean Soundscapes

In warmer water, sound waves propagate faster and last longer before dying away.

The Arctic Ocean: a blue carbon sink

Southern Ocean Reportedly Absorbs More Carbon Dioxide Than It Releases

Coral reefs: a biodiversity nursery

Global warming could lead to the disappearance of these marine biodiversity hotspots

2021: another heat record breaking year for ocean temperatures

In 2021 the hottest ocean temperatures were recorded history, record broken for the six past years consecutively.

Corals : the architects of the sea

The PhD Annalisa Azzola explains the consequences of climate change on these fragile marine organisms

Due to warming of the Mediterranean Sea, marine species are migrating deeper into cooler waters to survive

Researchers explain that while in recent decades the entire planet has been warming, this process has been particularly marked in the Mediterranean Sea

Blue Carbon ecosystems could slow climate change

Seagrass, mangroves and salt marshes could absorb almost 1.4 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2050 - one fifth of the emissions we need to cut

As Oceans Warm, Jellyfish Swarm

While warmer waters with lower oxygen are stressful for most animals, these conditions are hospitable to jellyfish.

Italy’s first-ever ‘living lab’ is helping marine biologists tackle climate change

The Bay of S. Teresa in Liguria, Italy becomes a natural research laboratory

Plankton head polewards

Climate change pushes plankton to move towards the poles, destabilizing the balance of the marine food chain.

Some coral reefs are keeping pace with ocean warming

Some coral communities are becoming more heat tolerant as ocean temperatures rise, offering hope for corals in a changing climate.

Bottom water formation

Consequences of global warming 4

Coral Bleaching

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