Incentives. And also. Something is very wrong. An alienlike web of slime is choking off all forms of life in the water here. Cnns Arwa Damon dives into turkeys seaslime crisis. One, that was created by humans. The u. S. Government is warning that just about every facet of Americas Infrastructure is, now, directly, threatened by an epidemic of Ransomware Attacks. And as we saw with colonial pipeline, In April, a successful attack can, quickly, throw Daily Life into turmoil. An investigation found hackers accessed colonials system, with a compromised password. It was that simple. Cyberexperts believe hackers are targeting american entities, dozens of times, each day. The biden White House is urging all of them, to beef up their online security, before they become the next victim. We get more from cnns alex marquardt. Reporter the cyberthreats against the United States have grown, so much, its like dealing with terrorism after 9 11. That You Aurgent message from T Head of the fbi, chris wray. Today, adding his voice to the alarm being sounded by the biden administration over the growing Ransomware Attacks here and around the world. There are a lot of parallels, wray told the Wall Street journal. The scale of this problem is one that, i think, the country has to come to terms with. Before long, we are worried that some people will get hurt. Especially, when we consider all these incidents that are affecting healthcare. Reporter healthcare, schools, and most recently, the colonial Pipeline And Jbs foods, which is the biggest Meat Producer in the world. Those two recent attacks caused gas shortages, and beef plants to shut down. I think the country does face some really existential risks to its critical infrastructure, its economic wellbeing, its secures of technology and individuals privacy. So i think its critical that people understand how far reaching this risk really is. Reporter the Justice Department announced thursday it will implement practices used for terrorism cases. Telling prosecutors to share more information, and coordinate efforts on Ransomware Attacks. Which is when hackers take control of a network, and hold it hostage. Demanding money. The attacks and the amounts paid have skyrocketed. The Justice Department says ransom payments, often, in cryptocurrency, last year, went up 300 . The White House, on thursday, released a rareopen letter. Pleading with companies, to strengthen their online defenses. Saying they cant fight the threat, alone. But experts say, the government, also, needs to find a better way to take down the attackers, and deter them from even trying. It really requires the government to take additional actions. Theyve got to work, collaboratively, with foreign lawenforcement agencies, to take these people off the field. To use lawenforcement efforts, intelligenceagency efforts, economic sanctions, to disrupt and deter these actors. Reporter most of the recent, major attacks have come from russia. Government hackers, in the case of a breach like solarwinds, and criminal hackers striking the Pipeline And Food companies. Todays comparison of cyber and Ransomware Attacks to terrorism and 9 11 is one that has been made for years, including in 2018 from the Countrys Head of intelligence. It was in the months prior to september, 2001, when according to thencia director, george tenet, The System was blinking red. And here we are, two Decade Nearlytwo decades later, and im here to say, the Warning Lights are blinking red. Again. Today, the digital infrastructure that serves this country is, literally, under attack. Reporter those Warning Lights are, now, doing more than blinking. They are on. Im told, this is going to be a significant part of president bidens upcoming trip to europe. Both, at the g7. And then, in that Oneonone Summit with president vladimir putin in geneva. President biden will make clear that russia has to take action to crack down on these groups. And tell putin that they are fundamentally destabilizing to the relationship. Biden has repeatedly said that he wants a stable, and predictable relationship with russia. Alex marquardt, cnn, washington. And Russias Leader is brushing off the u. S. Allegations that the most recent Ransomware Attacks came from russian hackers. Cnns Matthew Chance has that part of the story. Well, vladimir putin, sharply, rejecting allegations that russia is, In Any way, implicated in the recent Ransomware Cyberattacks in the United States. Describing them as nonsense, ridiculous, and just hilarious. U. S. Officials say two recent attacks on a crucial u. S. Fuel pipeline, and on a major meatpacking company, were carried out by cybercriminals, based in russia. And have called on the kremlin to crack down. The suggestion, of course, being that the russian authorities are currently allowing the cybergangs to operate with impunity. President putin made his remarks In An interview with russianstate television. On the sidelines of the st. Petersburg international economic forum. Take a listen to what he had to say. Translator its just ridiculous, to blame russia for this. I think that the relevant u. S. Services should find out who the scammers are. Not russia, for sure. For us to extort money from some company . We are not dealing with some Chicken Meat or beef. Its just hilarious. Reporter strong words there, from the russian leader. And they come, less than two weeks before he is scheduled to meet the u. S. President , Joe Biden, In A Facetoface Summit in geneva, switzerland. Hacking and cyberwar fire. J cyberwarfare. Just one of the four issues on the agenda which is likely to include sanctions, Russias Treatment of kremlin critics, and military threats against its neighbors. President putin says he hopes the meeting will be held, In A positive manner, but that he does not expect any breakthrough in russianamerican relations. Matthew chance, cnn. The very first u. S. Director of national intelligence is, also, sounding the alarm that ransomware poses a serious threat to the country. Among other positions, john served as dni under president george w. Bush starting in 2005. And he told our Jake Tapper that cyberattacks can have an impact, just as significant as more conventional forms of terrorism. Absolutely. No, and i certainly dont want to, In Any way, minimize the the tremendous cost that we suffered back on 9 11 in 2001. But just like you mention, an attack on a healthcare system. A network of hospitals, for example. Or, you know, other such facilities. Shutting down the energy supply, lets say, of the entire East Coast of the United States. You know, what could be the Health Impacts of something like that . They could be enormous. My colleague, michael holmes, discussed the threat posed by ransomware, earlier, with an expert. Robert lee was a u. S. Air Force Cyberwarfare operations officer, and now he is ceo of the cybersecurity company, dragos. Here is part of their conversation. So far, everything has been criminal in nature, both from nonstate actors and state actors. Taking advantage of these things. But it does expose the weakness that everyones concerned about. Where you could do disruptive aattacks. And we have seen these types of attacks, before. Not with ransomware but with cyberattacks and infrastructure. Including, ukraine 2015 and ukraine in 2016 when cyberattacks took down portions of the electricpower system. Yeah, absolutely. What worries you, most, in terms of potential impacts . I mean, you mention Healthcare Organizations being hit. One one imagines, at some point, lives are going to be at risk or or even lost. Absolutely. So, i think, we have to, first, focus on human life. That is, obviously, what we need to protect the most. Beyond that, it, also, is just as significant economic impact. A lot of these companies, especially when you look at industrial companies. Theyre portions of our Supply Chain for food, fuel, energy, water. When you disrupt those, it can have a real impact on our day to day lives and when you look at manufacturing, some of those companies are justintime manufacturing so very difficult to catch up for, especially if you are in the middle of a global pandemic. Its not exactly easy, and that can lead to significant impacts. Belarus is facing a new wave of sanctions. The European Union is banning belarusian airlines from flying over the Blocs Airspace or landing at its airports. This comes, after the forced landing of a ryan Air Flight in minsk last month which led to the arrest of dissident journalist roman protasevich. The activist was shown on state media, thursday, where his family and supporters say he was, clearly, under duress. Cnns Fred Pleitgen has the details. Reporter international condemnation is rolling in, after that socalled interview. That roman protasevich, the journalist and activist, who is locked up in belarus, gave to belarusian state tv. The United Kingdom is calling it disturbing. The german government is calling it disgraceful. And the interview, itself, is quite difficult to watch. You do see that roman protasevich, at times, you can see that he has marks on his wrists, which could, obviously, come from having had handcuffs on before being led into that interview room. In the interview, itself, protasevich is essentially saying that he is repending. He says he pleads guilty to organizing some of those protests that took place in belarus. He also says he doesnt want to conduct political activism anymore, in the future. He essentially says that he respects the dictator, alexander lukashenko. The belarusian opposition, of course, not buying any of that. In fact, the opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, she, in warsaw, called for tougher sanctions. Against the belarusian regime and there are, indeed, some new sanctions that have just come into effect. The u. S. Is sanctioning nine staterun belarusian companies. And minsk is reacting to that. They are now saying that they are going to limit the amount of personnel that the u. S. Is allowed to have at the u. S. Embassy in minsk and that includes both technical, as well as diplomatic personnel. Fred pleitgen, cnn, berlin. Coming up. The u. S. Is still fighting to get 70 of adults at least one coronavirus shot, by July 4th. Well talk about why its so tricky, next. Plus, why britains vacationing in portugal are racing to get home by tuesday. Well explain, just ahead. Stay with us. Did you know the source of odor in your home. Could be all your soft surfaces . Odors get trapped in your homes fabrics and resurface over time. Febreze Fabric Refresher eliminates odors. 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It is these findings, that force us to redouble our motivation to get our adolescents and young adults vaccinated. Reporter friday morning, mobilevaccine clinics were ready outside schools. Our families trust their principals. They trust their schools. And so, if they can come to what is almost their second home and get it done, it just makes a big difference. Reporter with plans to park at bars and nightclubs, On Friday night. Were going to go, where young new yorkers are. Reporter meantime, massachusetts, announcing plans to close all its massvaccination sites, in the coming weeks. Twothirds of the states adults are now fully vaccinated. New jersey, not far behind. Just dropped Allindoor Capacity limits. Vaccinations are up. Jobs are up. Wages are up. America is, finally, on the move, again. Reporter the president focusing on the positive, amid signs his July4th Goal of at least One Shot for 70 of adults may be an uphill climb. The country is close but averagedaily vaccinations are moving in the wrong direction. Dipping below 1 million, for the first time since january. I think we can make it. But its going to take a push. Reporter a dozen states have, already, met or exceeded that goal. But id remind people, just because a state has hit 70 , we, still, see pockets in those states. Where theyre well below 50 protection. Reporter its not just those pockets raising concern. Six states have, yet, to get a single shot in more than half their adult population. I worry about the ones, that are way below that. And they are sitting ducks for the next outbreak of covid19. Reporter the good news . Averagedaily cases, now, just above 15,000. And averagereported deaths are at levels, not seen since march of last year. New jersey governor, phil murphy, signing an executive order, On Friday, which ends that states publichealth emergency, nearly15 months after it began. Currently, 62 of adults in New Jersey are fully vaccinated. Nearly threequarters have had at least One Shot. In new york, im erica hill, cnn. The uks Drug Regulator has authorized the use of the Pfizerbiontech Covid Vaccine for kids as young as 12. The agency says, its carefully reviewed the data in children, aged 12 to 15. And has found the vaccine is safe, and the benefits outweigh any risk. Its now up to the Countrys Vaccine Committee to give the final go ahead. Now, this comes as concern grows over the spread of the covid variant, first identified in india. Publichealth england says its showing, quote, substantially increased growth. And is now dominant form in the uk. Concern about the spread of variants is prompting british authorities to enforce newquarantine measures for people traveling from portugal. So for more on that, lets bring in cnns nina dos santos, who joins us from london. Nina, the scramble is on to get back in time. What kind of chaos is that causing . Well, thats right. The Airline Companies have had to lay on many, many new flights. Some of them have had to borrow planes to get all these britons back before that deadline of tuesday. After which they will have to face, as you pointed out, those quarantine restrictions. Now, portugals been added to the amber list, meaning people have to quarantine from home. You have to quarantine from a governmentmandated hotel if you are traveling from a redlist country. One ray of sunshine they were looking for, many britons reached out to that to book their holidays or go there very, very quickly after portugal was put on the green List Justthree weeks ago. But now, all that has changed, and Cue Big disappointment and as you said, some Travel Chaos over the next few days, kim. Here is a snapshot of that. Reporter from green to amber, the Trafficlight System in the uk just hit the brakes on the Travel Plans of many Uk Citizens visiting portugal. The uk downgraded the Popularholiday Spot on thursday. Surprising many british travelers, already in the country. With new restrictions that they must quarantine, when returning to the uk. The changes, going into effect on tuesday. The change is the day we go back. So four hours difference. If we come back four hours earlier, we wouldnt have to. And if we come back four hours later, we do have to. Now, we have to work from home. Reporter the uk just reopened some international travel about three weeks ago. Portugal was, initially, on the green list. Meaning there was in covid19 cases there. And concerns over a mutation of the variant, first detected in india. Many Uk Tourists say that decision contacts a casts a cloud over their sunsoaked holiday. Already, in progress. I just dont understand. I really dont understand why we are now on the amber list. Reporter many businesses in portugal, which rely on british tourists for income, Fear Wouldbe customers wont come, now, with the new restrictions. A blow for portugals tourism sector, and a disappointment for the vacationers who were ready to spend. I know couple weeks ago, they were just opening up. They are reemploying people. Theyre getting the the hotels open, the shops open. Again, theyre going to have to start backwards. Reporter airlines are adding extra flights to accommodate the scramble of Uk Tourists trying to get home before the change. For some, a holiday cut short is be better than being forced to stay at home. Well, this decision has taken lisbon by surprise. Its prompted a war of words between portuguese politicians and the british government which is on the back foot to try and explain why, just three weeks ago, portugal was green lighted as a safe destination. Now, things have changed quite radically. The portuguese say, well, the covid numbers arent that different, over there. The rate of infection is rising in the uk. Just as it is in portugal. And that socalled Nepal Mutation of the delta variant, first seen in india, that you referred to there, kim, earlier in your introduction. That, yes, its present in in portugal. But it has also been spotted here in the uk, as well. Now, the Uk Authorities say the reason they are doing all of this is to try and protect the domestic reopening of this economy at the end of this month. At the moment, the target is for covid restrictions to be lifted across the uk on the 21st of june. For the moment, the governments say theyre still on target for that and that is what theyre trying to pregnant. Kim. Protect. Kim. Thanks so much. Nina dos santos, in london. Organizers for the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix have cancelled the event for the second year In A row because of covid19. 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Reporter president biden, tightlipped ahead of his second talk with the toprepublican negotiator. Im happy to talk this afternoon, i will be able to report to you after that. Reporter biden on the phone with Senator Shelley Moore capito, moments ago, as he pushes for a 1 Trillion infrastructure deal. Is the president expecting a counteroffer during this conversation with Senator Capito Today . I think the president s expecting theyre going to have a discussion. Reporter biden dropped his demand to, immediately, raise the corporatetax rate, in hopes of getting the gop onboard. But with republicans voicing opposition to 1 Trillion in new spending, it remains to be seen, whether a deal will be reached. So, my advice to the president and the administration, lets reach an agreement on infrastructure. Thats smaller, but still significant. And fully paid for. Reporter as washington waits to see if bipartisan broadband is in its future, the president is taking credit for the newjobs report. America is, finally, on the move, again. Reporter the country is picking up steam. But not as fast as some economists had hoped. The u. S. Economy added 559,000 jobs in may, short of the 650,000 that economists had predicted. As we continue this recovery, were going to hit some bumps, along the way. Of course, thatll happen. Reporter the unemployment rate, also, dropped to 5. 8 . But there are, still, 7. 5 million fewer people employed than there were in february, 2020. Biden says his policies deserve credit for the jobs gains. More jobs than ever been created in the firstfour months of any presidency in modern history. Triple the rate of my predecessor. Eight times the rate of president reagan. Reporter the new numbers, also, giving fodder to the republican argument that higherjobless benefits are encouraging workers to stay home. Half of states have now pulled out of the federal program. And there was a notable shift at the White House, today, after biden said, clearly, last month, he believed the benefits had no effect on people seeking jobs. The president believes that the temporaryunemployment benefits and the temporary boost to those benefits has provided a critical lifeline. That, that lifeline was designed to be temporary, and to expire In About90 days. Reporter and in the white House Readout of that call with senator capito, they said that she offered to put about 50 Billion in new funding toward the republican counteroffer to president bidens offer. But they say president biden, essentially, told her, thanks, but no thanks. Saying that he expressed gratitude for her good will here but said, essentially, that was not going to be enough to meet his standards for what this Infrastructure Package should look like. So essentially, rejecting what the toprepublican negotiator has put forward. But saying that they will speak, again, on monday. Kaitlan collins, cnn, the White House. Formeru. S. President Donald Trump is set to speak at the North Carolina Gop Convention Latesaturday evening. This will be his firstpublic appearance in three months. It comes, as trump continues to rehash debunked claims that he lost the 2020 election because of fraud. This also follows facebooks announcement, friday, that trumps suspension from the platform will last at least two years, until january, 2023. Trump called that decision an insult to the people who voted for him. And said Facebook Shouldnt be allowed to get away with, quote, censoring and silencing. Mexican voters go to the polls, sunday, to elect members of congress and local officials. This election is seen as a key test of how mexicans think president andres Lopez Obrador is doing. Matt rivers has a preview from mexico city. Reporter mexican President Andrea Manuel Lopez Obrador. Dpinding who you ask, is either a demagogue or a deity. Plenty here love him. His Consistentlyhigh Approval ratings built on a folksy image, a champion of the poor, bashing mexicans Le Elite and Promisi Redistribution of wealth. We said, even before taking office, that a transformation was needed to reverse mexicos breakdown, he said. And the way he wants to solve mexicos myriad problems is by centralizing power in the presidency. Mexicos democratic institutions are so broken, his argument goes, that only he and his party can be trusted to fix things. Disagree, and youre the enemy. Among the independent institutions or groups that they have attacked recently, the judiciary, independent election officials, the central bank, a government transparency database, opposition candidates, free press, feminists, and Green Energy supporters. If that all sounds strikingly familiar to the playbook of a recentu. S. President . Well, it is. And yet, the biden administration has stayed very quiet about amlos assaults on mexican democracy. A few hours ahead of a virtual meeting last month with Vice President kamala harris, amlo accused the u. S. Of, quote, promoting Coup Plotters because the u. S. Provides some funding for a mexican Anticorruption Group thats been critical of amlo. At least in public, harris didnt take the bait. This partnership, i believe, couldnt be more important, today. Our nations face serious challenges. Reporter challenges, like migration, as hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving at the u. S. Border pose a big problem for the u. S. Some believe staying quiet on democratic abuses helps ensure amlos cooperation, in one, key area. Keeping the Central Americans out, basically. Doing the United States Dirty Work for it. I think, thats that was trumps quid pro quo. And for all appearances, its Bidens Quid pro quo. Reporter at least for now. The biden administration might be waiting to see what happens on June 6th when mexicos midterm elections will help decide if morena, amlos political party, wins supermajorities in congress. Pushing constitutional reforms that might even include extending amlos time in office. This kind of power grab, this kind of concentration of power In A country, like mexico, can only lead to economic collapse. To further violence. To further corruption. Reporter all of which, are things the u. S. Does not want on its southern border. Now, experts have told me they do expect the u. S. To raise these concerns, publicly, and maybe even use economic leverage to push amlo In A more democratic direction. The big question is if Amlos Party does really well in these midterm elections, does that make him less willing to listen to what the u. S. Has to say . Matt rivers, cnn, mexico city. All right. Much more, still, to come on cnn. 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Lynn fabric is a professor of American Politics and Public Policy at ucla and she joins me, now, from los angeles. Thanks so much for being here. We were seeing more and more creative incentives to get the the covid vaccine. Lotteries. College tuition. Gift cards. Your research has looked into whether certain types of incentives, or giving people cash, essentially, can encourage people to get vaccinated. Does that work . Well, what weve found by asking Tens Of Thousands of people. What would increase their willingness to get vaccinated . Is that the kinds of things you are talking about, actually, do increase Peoples Willingness to go out and get a shot. Okay. But so, as i understand it, you looked at whether people you know, giving people cash, 50 bucks, A Hundred bucks, would work. But is there a difference between the direct type of R Remuneration of get a shot, get A Hundred bucks. And then, something like a lottery which we are seeing a lot of now, in which the payoff is basically just just random . So, we just did a bunch of different things. The lottery was not one of them. But even something that has nothing to do with money, like reminding people that they wont have to wear a mask. Or social distance in public. Increased Peoples Willingness to get vaccinated. By a significant amount. So, all of those kinds of things. Money, goods that you might give people. Changes to material condition are more than likely going to increase Peoples Willingness to go out and get that vaccine. Uhhuh. Okay. So, by how much . Lets say lets lets take the cash portion, if you are offering that type of incentive. How how much of a swing did you see . So, the first thing to keep in mind is that, because were doing this In A survey, this is always going to be peoples reports about whether theyd be more likely to go do this. And we saw changes to the sort of In A in the neighborhood of 25 to 35 more people saying that theyre likely to go get a shot. So, thats pretty significant. You you touched on this. The idea that, you know, if you gave people more liberties, for example, they were more likely to get a shot. There was an interesting partisan divide there. Where democrats were more likely to to, lets say, go out and do it for money. Republicans, more so, if, you know, theyd get vaccinated if it meant that they wouldnt have to wear a mask or social distance, in public. But the rules, now, have been relaxed for everyone. At least, in practice, because there is no way to tell whos got the shot and who hasnt. And things like vaccine passports. Which would allow you to, you know, to to look at whos been vaccinated and who hasnt. Have basically been been outlawed, especially in republican states. So, where does that leave us with the population thats least likely to want to get a shot . So, there were some differences, across populations, as you were describing. But overall, the average effects of these kinds of incentives worked for all kinds of people. And i think that, once you move through this next set that youre describing. People, who may have been on the fence, and were a little unsure about getting vaccinated. Once you move through that set of people, whether its by reminding them that they dont have to wear a mask or social distance. Or beginning them 50 or entering them In A lottery. You will get to a morevaccinehesitant or resistant group. And for that last group, there may be nothing that works to convince them to go out and get vaccinated. Yeah. Unfortunately. Then then, theres the flip side, right . First of all, there is some research suggesting it could decrease motivation. And then, i ive talked to some experts who have said that, you know, maybe, it might nudge the percentage up a little bit this time around. But if you get people conditioned to getting paid to get shots, this could have implications, you know, not just for for the next pandemic. But with muchmore mundane, but still important campaigns, like the flu shot. Any worries there . Well, there would, definitely, be people who told us they were less likely to go get vaccinated if the government was going to pay them. The idea that, well, gee, i was already a little worried about this. And now, they have to pay people to do it . But on balance, it increased Peoples Willingness, more than it decreased. N now, in terms of longterm effects for other kinds of publichealth scenarios. Im not sure what to say about that. Well well have to wait and see if there are downstream implications for, as you are suggesting, a flu vaccine. Or for the next publichealth crisis. But hopefully, these kinds of incentives will help to get us through this publichealth crisis. Yeah, absolutely. Theres definitely a need to do that. A last push to get to herd immunity. Sounds like a lot of the the governors and companies are on the right track, if you r research is correct. So, thank you so much for telling us all about it. Lynn fabric, really appreciate it. Sure, my pleasure. Mother Nature Wasnt on their side, as Emergency Crews fought a raging fire on a Cargo Ship off Sri Lanka. Coming up, how winds got in the way, as Emergency Workers struggled to put out these flames. Stay with us. Today, june 5th, is worldenvironment day. And the biden administration is marking the moment by announcing plans to revise trumpera regulations that critics feared undermined the endangered species act. It plans to review and revise a handful of regulations the Trump Administration pushed through, that rolled back protections for endangered plants and animals. The White House, also, plans to look at trump rules that allowed for more Oil And Gas drilling, regardless of the impact on the climate. Sri lanka now says that weather played a role in efforts to save a Cargo Ship that sank near its coast. According to Sri Lankas portauthority chairman, heavy winds shut down the Port Of Columbo for 39 hours while a ship was on fire last month. Sri lankan navy divers inspected the ship On Friday to check for Oil And Chemical leaks but the navy later said visibility was too low to see if anything is spilling into the ocean. So, even without a leak, the incident has created one of the worst ecological disasters Sri Lanka has ever seen. But if theres a spill, well, things could get a lot worse. Sam kiley joins us, now, live, from delhi. Sam, whats the latest . Well, kim, as you say, the environmental damage, such as it is, and it is substantial, has, already, been partly done. Not least, with the leak of many billions of tiny, plastic beads that were used in the Manufacture Of a wide range of plastic products. That have have come off this ship. Leaked from containers, into the seas of Sri Lanka. And of course, as we know from the reporting of the Plastics Pollution across our global oceans. Particularly, plastic beads are very, very damaging indeed from everything from very small creatures right up to the big mammals. And this is an environment that is regularly visited by dolphIn And whales. But above all, there is immediate economic impact on the Fishing Communities of that coastline. 50 miles of that coastline has been closed to fishermen. There are many thousands and thousands of fishermen, artisanal fishermen, in the modern sense of the word, who would who go out and fish every day for their families but also to feed the market. They have been banned from entering the seas. And then, you come to the idea of the potential spill. Now, theres some doubt, as to whether the substantial chemical cargo, notably, some large amounts of acid. But also, another another chemicals used in the Manufacture Of, particularly, of plastics, may have leaked or burned. And this is the key issue. It will be less damaging to the see, at least, if theyve burned off. The Sri Lankan authorities dont quite know, yet, which is why they sent those divers, kim, out to try and inspect. And then, you have got many hundreds of tons of fuel inside. Again, they are not sure whether that burned off or was properly sealed. Now, the company that owns Express Feed have apologized for this catastrophe and also said that they believe the crew did everything they should have done, in order to try to seal off the fuel tanks, before they abandoned ship. But ultimately, perhaps, very much, down the line, fuel probably leak. And above all, this is a fish stop breeding area, kim. All right. We will keep following this sad story out there. Sam kiley in delhi. Appreciate it. Now, to another ecological threat. Have you ever heard of Marine Mucilage . Thats a type of slime thats attacking all forms of life in the waters around turkey. Now, it has appeared, before. But as Arwa Damon reports, never this much, nor for this long. Reporter something is very wrong. An alienlike web of slime is choking off all forms of life in the water here. From above, it looks like streaks of paint. Its like sinking through what our future will look like if nothing changes. If we continue to pollute our waters, and allow our planet to warm. Its known as sea snot. In science speak, Marine Mucilage, and it has happened here before, but never like this. Getting sucked into the gills of fish. Wrapping itself around corals, suffocating them. Were in the Dardanelles Strait that connects the Sea Of Marmara to the aegean. Associate professor is a Coral Expert who has been diving these waters for more than a decade. This coral. Its dead. Another one, dying. This one, threatened. He points to a healthy sponge. And right next to it, he wipes the Mucilage Coating off a dead one. Back onboard, the gravity of what we witnessed sets in. The professor says he and other scientists first observed mucilage in these waters in 2007. Is this the first year, where youve seen mucilage killing Coral And Sea life . Yes. Yeah. Of course, feel very bad because, you know, doing during our childhood, this ecosystem is was was a rich ecosystem. Even one year ago, you know, they are healthy. They were healthy. You know, one year ago. But now, its bad. Reporter a year ago, this is what the underwater life looked like here. This is the exact same spot, today. Professor mohammed, a planktologist, takes a surface sample. He describes mucilage as a dense, organic soup. Mostly, made up of bacteria and Phytoplanktons Mucus secretions. So what am i looking at right here . This little guy is just one of Thephyte Phytoplankton species that he says is just one iningredient in the nastiness under water. The Sea Of Marmara is just like a Coronavirus Patient whos been intubated, the professor explains. Because the educatiooxygen At T Greater Depths is almost comp comp completely depleted. Its close to zero. The professor slides his hand underneath a blanket of thick mucilage on the sea floor. Not only does this suffocate everything. But it, also, steals the oxygen at these depths as it decomposes, creating dead zones. But phytoplankton is one of the lynchpins of life on the planet. Its not the villain here. The imbalance that caused all of this . Us. Humans. Our pollution. It causes an excess of nutrients in the water that acts as a catalyst for massive blooms. As does the manmadeclimate crisis that we have failed to prevent, or even slow down. Water temperatures here have increased by 2 degrees in the last50 years, says a professor who studies the impact of climate change on marine biodiversity. When you look at this, what do you think . I think its natures spitting in our faces. Simply. And this is ecologically [ inaudible ]. But not only Sea Of Marmara. This is issue. Reporter experts say, this Years Mucilage is all across the waters, from the Black Sea to the mediterranean basin. One of the worlds most climate vulnerable areas. The experts we spoke to fear the currents are not strong enough to dislodge the mucilage. Its too dense. Its not just a turkey problem. This is symptomatic of the lack of global leadership and consensus, when it comes to saving our planet. The marine life here is asphyxiating. Their habitat is being destroyed. And their fate could, well, become ours. Arwa damon, cnn, the Dardanelles Strait, turkey. Well, that wraps this hour of cnn newsroom. Im kim brunhuber, and i will back in just a moment with more news. Please, do stay with us. Another day, another chance. It could be the day you break the sales record, or the day theres appointments nonstop. 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