Oceans are facing a mass extinction event comparable to the 'Great Dying'
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Life in Earth’s oceans may suffer a mass extinction that could surpass the planet’s previous great extinctions.
The Earth’s oceans may be sitting on a precipice of a major extinction. A new study has discovered that if humanity does not take action and global warming continues unabated, life in Earth’s oceans could suffer a mass extinction, a loss in biodiversity that could surpass the planet’s previous great extinctions. Get more updates on this story and more with The Blueprint, our daily newsletter: Sign up here for free. Extinction risk for marine species The study, published in the journal Science, states that the emission of massive volumes of human greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is…
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