New IUCN report on ocean oxygen loss gives `ultimate wake-up call´ to act on climate
(WorldNews Environment)

A new report on ocean oxygen loss released Saturday should serve as the “ultimate wake-up call� to take bold action to rein in planet-warming emissions and save the world’s “suffocating seas,� researchers said. The publication from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shows how the problem known as ocean deoxygenation, driven by global warming and human-caused nutrient pollution, is expanding, with impacts on humans and marine ecosystems alike. “With this report, the scale of damage climate change is wreaking upon the ocean comes into stark focus. As the warming ocean loses oxygen, the delicate balance of marine life is thrown into...