Persuasive Essay On Ocean Warming

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Ocean warming is one of the biggest issues that the current generation is facing. Most people don't even know that there is something called ocean warming; people are not realising that our oceans are warming. And even if they do, they think that it is better for surfing and other activities. The ocean has been warming for more than a century by absorbing nearly 90% of the extra heat trapped within the earth by greenhouse gas. Ocean warming is the main reason for the earth’s radiative imbalance. Ocean warming does not only affect marine animals but also the whole world. Few examples of the effect that ocean warming has on earth are sea level rise, climate change like the monsoon, in India for the past few years the rainfall has been irregular, …show more content…

There is no fish to replace all the fish that are migrating northwards; this will leave the tropical regions with little to no fish. Few warm-water species found all the way down in the Mediterranean can now be found all the way in the Norwegian . Not only fish but many venomous species and wales are moving to colder regions. For example, a venomous warm-water species called Pelagia noctiluca have started being spotted around the Britain waters. Sub-arctic species are going move toward the north and due to the reduction of ice, there is going to be a reduction in the distribution and the number of seals and …show more content…

Other effects of ocean warming are it affects the mortality of animals, interference with their breeding ability and it can also lead to the extinction of fish which cannot survive in deep water and are in fewer numbers. Even though the deep ocean waters' is not increasing, they will continue to increase even after the global warming has decreased. This means its effect on the whole ecosystem will still continue and will have an impact on benthic communities in the deep sea. There will be a change in food composition, quality and quantity. Will affect many fish communities, depletion of oxygen, the decrease in biodiversity and increase in sea level threatening the lives of many people living in the coastal region. Some people might not see it has as an important issue has global warming; it has an equal effect on the

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