Ocean Census: Species discovery at speed and scale
Asia Perspectives by Economist Impact
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The Impact of Climate Change on Ocean Life
The majority of anthropogenic heat is going to the ocean, 93 whatever percent it is going into the ocean. The Indian Ocean for example is warming three times faster than the Pacific Ocean. We know the impact at 1.5 degree on average would have to coral reefs which would be absolutely devastating two degrees even worse. At Back to Blue we are doing a lot of work on ocean pollution and the impact of climate change on ocean health. Do you think that the work that ocean census is doing will help improve understanding of the ongoing toll of pollution and climate change on the ocean? Absolutely I think ocean census will contribute significantly in understanding how ocean life is being affected by the climate crisis and by different human
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