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Environmental Science

Ocean Deoxygenation and Its Effects on Marine Life

Quick fact

Ocean deoxygenation has caused the volume of oxygen-deficient waters to increase by roughly 10% since the 1960s, and over 500 dead zones now exist worldwide.

Why this is interesting

Every time you take a breath, the ocean loses a little bit of oxygen. But what happens when the water becomes so oxygen-poor that marine life suffocates on a massive scale?