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A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought

Grist

JULY 26, 2023

That collapse could eventually spell catastrophe for the people who live in countries that border the Atlantic Ocean, leading to increased sea-level rise in the United States, decreased temperatures and altered storm patterns over western Europe, rejiggered climate and agricultural zones, and hotter ocean temperatures in the Caribbean.

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Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

River and marsh bottoms typically have low oxygen levels, which slows the decomposition of organic material that collects there. That organic material contains copious amounts of carbon. When Jones Tract, a delta island, flooded in 2004, the damage cost $90 million to fix. Nor is the flooding of delta islands unprecedented.

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A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought

Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

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