Seven of the nine so-called planetary boundaries have now been exceeded. The latest is ocean acidification, which, according to a new report, has passed the limit of what is safe for marine life. And life in the sea is already feeling the effects.
Beaches in Australia are filled with dead sharks, stingrays, crabs, and squid. An unusually large toxic algae bloom is causing concern in the country as it lingers off the south coast, killing wildlife and destroying the fishing industry.
The Baltic Sea is a unique and sensitive sea where organisms live on the edge of what they can tolerate due to the low salinity. It has also been called the world's most polluted inland sea due to eutrophication and the chemical cocktail caused by human activities.
Humans affect the earth's climate and ecosystems to such an extent that we now risk the stability of the entire planet. That is the message of a new report. The researchers compare the planet to a multi-disease patient, whose various diagnoses affect each other.
The manatee is a large marine mammal that lives in springs, rivers and shallow coastal inlets, including around Florida. Humans are the only serious threat to them and recent years have been difficult, with many animals killed in boat collisions and due to debris. Now, in addition, eutrophication in the sea is threatening their food, seaweed, so as an emergency measure they have started feeding manatees in the most vulnerable place.
The Center Party wants to invest SEK 725 million over the next three years to reduce eutrophication of the Baltic Sea
In the past, we used reeds as both feed, fertilizer and building material. But in modern times, it has mostly been seen as a weed, which you would like to get rid of. During the drought in 2018, researchers were wondering how to reintroduce the reeds to agriculture?
