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2 Degrees Warmer: Ocean Life in Danger | National Geographic


if the world warms by two degrees some

if the world warms by two degrees some changes to the biosphere are no longer

changes to the biosphere are no longer

changes to the biosphere are no longer gradual Greenland’s glaciers are

gradual Greenland’s glaciers are

gradual Greenland’s glaciers are disappearing so much ice has melted

disappearing so much ice has melted

disappearing so much ice has melted polar bears struggle to survive

insects migrate in strange new

insects migrate in strange new directions as a temperate climate moves

directions as a temperate climate moves

directions as a temperate climate moves north in the US pine beetles kill off

north in the US pine beetles kill off

north in the US pine beetles kill off the whitebark forests like grizzly bears

the whitebark forests like grizzly bears

the whitebark forests like grizzly bears key source of food in the fall new

key source of food in the fall new

key source of food in the fall new forests take root in Canada’s melting

forests take root in Canada’s melting

forests take root in Canada’s melting Tundra

the Pacific Islands of Tuvalu are lost

the Pacific Islands of Tuvalu are lost beneath the rising tides of global

beneath the rising tides of global

beneath the rising tides of global warming

this could be our world plus two degrees

this could be our world plus two degrees and two degrees of warming the impacts

and two degrees of warming the impacts

and two degrees of warming the impacts in the marine ecosystem are going to be

in the marine ecosystem are going to be

in the marine ecosystem are going to be much more severe we’re likely to lose

much more severe we’re likely to lose

much more severe we’re likely to lose the vast majority of the world’s

the vast majority of the world’s

the vast majority of the world’s tropical coral reefs it’s a problem

tropical coral reefs it’s a problem

tropical coral reefs it’s a problem that’s keeping all of her Goldberg up

that’s keeping all of her Goldberg up

that’s keeping all of her Goldberg up late into the night to some it might

late into the night to some it might

late into the night to some it might seem almost incredible that we could

seem almost incredible that we could

seem almost incredible that we could change something as fast as the ocean I

change something as fast as the ocean I

change something as fast as the ocean I mean the Pacific Ocean I mean if you

mean the Pacific Ocean I mean if you

mean the Pacific Ocean I mean if you just take that huge bowl of water how

just take that huge bowl of water how

just take that huge bowl of water how could we change it a marine biologist at

could we change it a marine biologist at

could we change it a marine biologist at the University of Queensland in

the University of Queensland in

the University of Queensland in Australia overs tracking changes in

Australia overs tracking changes in

Australia overs tracking changes in coral reefs they’re acting a little bit

coral reefs they’re acting a little bit

coral reefs they’re acting a little bit like a canary in the coalmine

like a canary in the coalmine

like a canary in the coalmine – used to take a little bird down with

– used to take a little bird down with

– used to take a little bird down with them and when the bird got sick they

them and when the bird got sick they

them and when the bird got sick they knew to withdraw because there was gas

knew to withdraw because there was gas

knew to withdraw because there was gas building up in the mind

building up in the mind

building up in the mind well coral reefs you know beautiful by

well coral reefs you know beautiful by

well coral reefs you know beautiful by diverse part of the earth and the very

diverse part of the earth and the very

diverse part of the earth and the very fact that that’s disappearing should

fact that that’s disappearing should

fact that that’s disappearing should have all of us worried just like the

have all of us worried just like the

have all of us worried just like the canary in the coal mine

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