After seven years of record ocean heat, species such as coral, oysters, and crabs are struggling to survive. Ocean heat has been surpassing its own record annually for the past seven and this year it broke the record again. They even recorded the temperature with the absence of El Niño, warming in part of the pacific ocean that usually drives up global temperatures.
As many Canadians are landlocked, some may not be focused on the health of our world’s oceans. However, people across the globe will be affected by the changes that happen in oceans. Hotter temperatures cause species of marine life to move out of their typical regions which leads to an imbalance in aquatic life. Not only that but there will be a rise in sea levels and warmer waters can result in more powerful hurricanes.
A study published in the journal PLOS Climate said our oceans are in a “new normal,” Lead author of the study and marine biologist, Kisei Tanaka said “we need to understand that climate is not really not just a future scenario,… It’s something that’s happening as we speak. And it has been happening for some time.”
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