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Dead Birds Washing Up by the Thousands Send a Warning About Climate Change
/in Earth News /by VillagerA dead zone of common murres—a species known for its resilience … universities and bird rescue organizations documented the die-off and concluded from the data that it was caused by a …
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How climate change is impacting oxygen levels in the ocean
/in Earth News /by VillagerIn February 2017 German researchers detected a major change to our oceans — marking the first in-depth look at how much oxygen is left in the world’s water, using 50 years of data. Except a few …
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‘She loved orangutans!’: Jane Fonda bemoans climate evils of palm oil-based ‘vaginal lubrication’
/in Earth News /by VillagerActress and liberal activist Jane Fonda railed against the environmental impact of palm oil and singled out its use in some vaginal lubricants. “I’m embarrassed to admit that up until a few years ago, …
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Why 2019 extreme weather didn’t prompt climate policy action – PBS NewsHour
/in Earth News /by VillagerClimate change contributing to increase in extreme weather events, says expert report – physicsworld.com
/in Earth News /by VillagerWarming climate will impact dead zones in Chesapeake Bay
/in Earth News /by VillagerIn recent years, scientists have projected increasingly large summer dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay, areas where there is little or no oxygen … In coastal waters, the depletion of oxygen in bottom …
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Fingerprints of climate change are increasingly appearing in extreme weather – Science News
/in Earth News /by Villager‘The ocean is suffocating’: Oxygen dead zones caused by climate change are putting sharks, tuna and marlin at risk
/in Earth News /by VillagerDue to the effects of deoxygenation – the removal of oxygen from the ocean – there are now more than 700 “dead zones” unable to sustain fish that rely on oxygen globally, up from 45 before 1960.