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ancianita

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9. Hotter ocean water has less oxygen. Krill go to colder waters. Blue whales follow.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 04:18 PM

Aug 7

Along with other oceanic food chain creatures. Much of oceanic life are heading toward the poles where colder oxygenated water is, and in sub-tropic zones coral reef ecosystems are dying. Oceanic animals are headed toward the poles at a much faster rate than are land animals.

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/insight/understanding-our-changing-climate

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Blue whales have gone silent. Why that has scientists worried about Earth's biggest animals ... and the ocean [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 7 OP

We are in the 6tth mass extinction Nigrum Cattus Aug 7 #1

😮‍💨 CentralMass Aug 7 #2

What's going on now is not a mass extinction. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 7 #5

;-{) Goonch Aug 7 #3

And krill has become the new source of choice for "fish oil" and even Costco who has a USELESS and UNREACHABLE LT Barclay Aug 7 #4

This deserves its own post flamingdem Aug 7 #6

Created and done LT Barclay Aug 8 #12

What can we do about this? Lmk and I'll try to help. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 7 #8

I tried digging for her e-mail on the internet and had no luck. I had an article that covered the threat, but that LT Barclay Aug 8 #11

😔 Buddyzbuddy Aug 7 #7

Hotter ocean water has less oxygen. Krill go to colder waters. Blue whales follow. ancianita Aug 7 #9

Ice making submarines? Found this while searching with AI. No more info past 2019 article blue_jay Aug 7 #10