Scientists are warning that unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed, marine biodiversity could plummet to levels not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs.
A study just published in the journal Nature shows how carbon is stored and transported through the intricacy of inland and coastal waterways and how important those waterways are to global carbon budgets. They could carry up to 50 percent more carbon than was previously thought.
As climate change causes the temperatures of the world’s oceans to increase, the fish calling those warmer oceans home could become smaller, scientists say. This is due to warmer oceans having less oxygen, and bigger fish requiring more of it. This could lead to issues for the fishing industry, and to food insecurity.
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