As global temperatures continue to rise, the world’s oceans are bearing the brunt of climate change, with serious consequences for marine ecosystems and coastal communities.
South Africa’s (SA) Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape Province, researchers at Nelson Mandela University are warning that ocean warming, acidification, and shifting fish populations are not only threatening biodiversity, but also the livelihoods and food security across SA’s coastline.
Climate change brings along a host of pressures that negatively affect the oceans.
It is best understood as ocean warming and sea level rising but many factors are also at play, with the climate change causing chaos on sea life and poses threat to human health as well.
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