Burger, F. A. (2022, August 16). Compound marine heatwaves and ocean acidity extremes. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32120-7
The effects of climate change throughout the oceans include multiple extreme events such as increases in ocean acidification and marine heatwaves (temperature rise). The events, known as MHW-OAX events, leave a very large and negative impact on the sealife around them. These events are predicted to increase and continue as climate change worsens and no apparent turn around is in sight. Using pattern recognition to detect these events, we can predict the likelihood of another one occurring in the near future. Using this to find was to help control the damage that will take place on the marine environment. This sadly results in the sea life having to either learn to adapt to these events or just see their entire ecosystem die from it, along with them.
The horrible results of these events leave many environments completely destroyed and we seem to not have a way to stop them. It is very helpful that we can now figure out when and where they’ll take place using pattern recognition, however with very little we can do to stop it it almost feels useless. The incredibly high acidic levels in the oceans are not just warming the water, but it is in fact killing most marine life. Who might I add are what most communities use as their main food source. This truly shows how badly climate change is affecting our planet and how if we want to make any difference we need to act now.
This is a sobering article, Matt. An example of a global problem with a lot of momentum behind it. I have to think that considering during the dinosaur days the CO2 levels were higher that the ocean has experienced pH fluctuations before. I imagine some species won’t be able to hang on. Do you think the overall the ecosystems can be resilient enough to with stand these changes?
Very interesting article! I agree with you that it is frustrating to be able to recognize the problems within environments but not be able to do much due to climate change as a whole. This article is another point of proof in which we need to increase the amount of resources we have to solve the climate issue or at least stall the environments from irreversible long term damage.
This is a very interesting article, I definitely agree that climate change is a super huge problem and we need to act on it now. what can be done to help control the damage that will take place on the marine environment?