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Swimmers brave the waters in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant. Coal plants like this one emit CO2 into our atmosphere which is warming the planet and altering the chemistry of the ocean.
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Climate Change

 Today, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in our atmosphere are the highest they've been...
A sea turtle swimming
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Sea Turtles

 Often considered the most majestic of the turtle family, the sea turtle is a large,...
Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

 Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life,...
Two Adélie penguins on Paulet Island, Antarctica
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Penguins

 Tuxedoed birds with endearing personalities, penguins are fascinating to young and...
A Mesozoic Ocean scene
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Ocean Through Time

 The ocean may seem like a vast and unchanging landscape, but the reality is that...
a deep sea jellyfish
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The Deep Sea

 Below the ocean’s surface is a mysterious world that accounts for over 95 percent...
a close up of bacteria
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Marine Microbes

 Invisible to the naked eye, there is a teeming world of microbes living in the...
On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.
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Sea Level Rise

 The ocean never stops moving. When you visit the beach, waves roll in and recede...
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

 Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
two mangrove trees in the crashing waves
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Mangroves

 Mangroves are survivors. With their roots submerged in water, mangrove trees thrive...