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Ocean Conservation: Ocean Acidification and the Impacts of Fish Migration

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Put simply, ocean acidification is the imbalance of chemical content in ocean water; whereby there is increased acidity, and upward temperature changes. The ocean has experienced a 26% pH drop in the last century. Ocean acidification has negative effects on sea-life and the ecosystem.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

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For more information, read our full investigation into the meat industry’s messaging on climate change. per capita per day in Africa, 77.57g in Asia, 86.09g in South America, and 102.06g in Europe. This factsheet is part of DeSmog’s Agribusiness Database project.

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Climate change is creating security threats around the world - and militaries are responding

Business Green

A range of climate scenarios have been forecast - but common to all is increased frequency and scale of extreme weather events, more droughts and floods, melting of ice caps and permafrost, rise in sea levels, and oceanic acidification and deoxygenation. The UN reports that temperature increases in the Sahel region of Africa will be 1.5

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

In parallel, it must be used to inform and instigate a strong policy response to close the remaining ambition gap to keep the Paris Agreement objectives alive.". Mohamed Adow, director of the Nairobi-based think tank Power Shift Africa, said: "Those of us living in Africa have been aware of the urgency of the climate crisis for many years.