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?