Over the past 2P years huge swathes of the world’s oceans have changed color, displaying a subtle greening towards the tropics that researchers say points to the effect of climate change on life in the world’s seas. In the new research published on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), scientists said they had detected shifts in colors across more than half of the world’s oceans — an expanse bigger than Earth’s total land area. Authors of the study in Nature think that is down to changes in ecosystems, and particularly in tiny plankton, which are the centerpiece of the marine food web and play a crucial part in stabilizing our atmosphere.

Oceans changing color, climate change eyed. (2023, July 14). The Manila Times, pp. A1, A2.