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UN Warns of 'Deepening Crisis' in Oceans, Urges Action
A UN-backed assessment says ocean heat is rising fast, with sea levels up 4.3 mm in 2023 and coral reefs nearing collapse.
- On Monday, a major United Nations report warned that oceans are in a "deepening crisis," with seas warming and rising faster as climate change, pollution, and overfishing strain marine ecosystems.
- The 1,352-page document represents five years of work by 600 international scientists and details the growing toll of climate change and pollution on oceans, which cover more than 70 per cent of the planet.
- Coral reefs face collapse with up to 90 per cent at risk if temperatures exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, while sea-level rise has more than doubled from less than 2mm annually before 2015 to 4.3mm in 2023.
- The administration of President Donald Trump is set to remove hundreds of deep-sea scientific instruments, a move Ian Butler, an Australia-based marine ecologist, warned would leave a huge gap in ocean science.
- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a fundamental shift in humanity's relationship with the oceans, stating we must build a new relationship "grounded in science" and "built on shared responsibility.
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