Scientists warn of 'triple trouble' facing our oceans.

(From Western Morning News)

Byline: ANDY GREENWOOD Chief Reporter

Westcountry scientists have warned of a looming "triple trouble" which "threatens the ocean and everything it provides". Over the coming decades and centuries, the ocean will become increasingly hit by at least three interacting factors, they believe.

Rising seawater temperatures, ocean acidification and ocean deoxygenation will cause substantial changes in marine physics, chemistry and biology.

But experts, including those from Plymouth Marine Laboratory, said they were only just beginning to understand what the impact would be, although it would affect the whole planet.

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