Trump is lifting protections in America’s largest marine protected areas : NPR

The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean. President Trump is rolling back their protections...

 https://apps.npr.org/troubled-waters/

 

The sudden warming of Britain’s seas will tear through ocean life like a wildfire

It is one of this year's nastier surprises. Sea temperatures are up to 5C higher than usual, in part due to human-induced global heating, and in part as a result of this year's El Niño effect. It is a mortal reminder of how the sea dominates our entire planet – that a cycle of warm water in the distant Pacific should impact so severely on our local shores. As water temperatures reach an all-time high, the direct effect on wildlife – from seagrass to oysters and fish – will be devastating, the way "wildfires take out huge areas of forest", as one scientist says...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/23/sudden-warming-britain-seas-wildfire-fragile-ecosystem

Global heating risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250m years

…This means the oceans are overheated, increasingly gasping for breath – the volume of ocean waters completely depleted of oxygen has quadrupled since the 1960s – and becoming more hostile to life. Aquatic creatures such as clams, mussels and shrimp are unable to properly form shells due to the acidification of seawater...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/28/global-warming-risks-cataclysmic-mass-extinction-marine-life