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‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns
Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment says The world’s oceans are under “severe and accelerating” pressure from human activities, with the rate of sea-level rise double that of a decade ago, according to a damning assessment from the United Nations. The “intensifying” stressors, which include pollution and large-scale industrial fishing, are cumulative, said the report , resulting in widespread biodiversity loss and putting ocean systems under “severe strain”. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns, Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment says The world’s oceans are under “severe and accelerating” pressure from human activities, with the rate of sea-level rise double that of a decade ago, according to a damning assessment from the United Nations. The “intensifying” stressors, which include pollution and large-scale industrial fishing, are cumulative, said the report , resulting in widespread biodiversity loss and putting ocean systems under “severe strain”. Continue reading…
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