from afar the world is blue with an all-encompassing ocean the source of all
all-encompassing ocean the source of all
all-encompassing ocean the source of all life
without the ocean earth would be as
without the ocean earth would be as bleak as barren as Mars or the moon with
bleak as barren as Mars or the moon with
bleak as barren as Mars or the moon with every drop of water you drink every
every drop of water you drink every
every drop of water you drink every breath you take there connected things
breath you take there connected things
breath you take there connected things better
like lumisi generates about 70% of the
like lumisi generates about 70% of the oxygen in the atmosphere it absorbs much
oxygen in the atmosphere it absorbs much
oxygen in the atmosphere it absorbs much of a carbon dioxide the ocean tribes
of a carbon dioxide the ocean tribes
of a carbon dioxide the ocean tribes climate and weather regulates stabilizes
climate and weather regulates stabilizes
climate and weather regulates stabilizes temperature shapes Earth’s chemistry
water evaporates from the surface of the
water evaporates from the surface of the sea forms clouds the return water to
sea forms clouds the return water to
sea forms clouds the return water to land Nancy his rain sleet
the ocean covers nearly three-quarters
the ocean covers nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface but that’s just
of the Earth’s surface but that’s just
of the Earth’s surface but that’s just the surface
the average depth is four kilometers the
the average depth is four kilometers the maximum 11 kilometers seven miles down
it should be no surprise that 97% of
it should be no surprise that 97% of births living space is ocean space the
births living space is ocean space the
births living space is ocean space the greatest abundance and diversity of life
greatest abundance and diversity of life
greatest abundance and diversity of life is there with forms that represent
is there with forms that represent
is there with forms that represent nearly all of the major categories
nearly all of the major categories
nearly all of the major categories plants animals and microbes that exist
plants animals and microbes that exist
plants animals and microbes that exist on earth
life abounds even at the greatest depth
life abounds even at the greatest depth where the pressure is more than a
where the pressure is more than a
where the pressure is more than a thousand times greater than at the
thousand times greater than at the
thousand times greater than at the surface diving into the sea is like
surface diving into the sea is like
surface diving into the sea is like diving into the history of life on Earth
diving into the history of life on Earth
diving into the history of life on Earth we’re creatures proceed humankind like
we’re creatures proceed humankind like
we’re creatures proceed humankind like hundreds of millions appears
it’s a vast liquid realm where
it’s a vast liquid realm where diaphanous creatures time jellies squids
diaphanous creatures time jellies squids
diaphanous creatures time jellies squids silvery fish creatures that illuminate
silvery fish creatures that illuminate
silvery fish creatures that illuminate the deep-sea darkness with their own
the deep-sea darkness with their own
the deep-sea darkness with their own living white
the terrain below holds most of the
the terrain below holds most of the world’s mountains entire chains of Peaks
world’s mountains entire chains of Peaks
world’s mountains entire chains of Peaks that run down the major ocean basins
that run down the major ocean basins
that run down the major ocean basins like giant backbones
most of the planets volcanoes are in the
most of the planets volcanoes are in the see many forming the underpinnings of
see many forming the underpinnings of
see many forming the underpinnings of islands such as Hawaii the Galapagos
islands such as Hawaii the Galapagos
islands such as Hawaii the Galapagos Iceland and thousands of others
with new technologies submarines ships
with new technologies submarines ships satellites we’ve discovered more about
satellites we’ve discovered more about
satellites we’ve discovered more about the ocean in the past half-century than
the ocean in the past half-century than
the ocean in the past half-century than during all preceding history yet most of
during all preceding history yet most of
during all preceding history yet most of the ocean about 95% has yet to be seen
the ocean about 95% has yet to be seen
the ocean about 95% has yet to be seen by human eyes let alone explored far
by human eyes let alone explored far
by human eyes let alone explored far into the 20th century people thought
into the 20th century people thought
into the 20th century people thought that the sea was infinite in its
that the sea was infinite in its
that the sea was infinite in its capacity to heal whatever we wanted to
capacity to heal whatever we wanted to
capacity to heal whatever we wanted to take from him
take from him
take from him accept whatever we disposed of there
over the years hundreds of millions of
over the years hundreds of millions of tons of ocean wildlife have been
tons of ocean wildlife have been
tons of ocean wildlife have been extracted
and hundreds of millions of tons of
and hundreds of millions of tons of noxious waste have been put into the
noxious waste have been put into the
noxious waste have been put into the scene
scene
scene industrial fishing has depleted fish and
industrial fishing has depleted fish and
industrial fishing has depleted fish and other ocean wildlife some nearly to
other ocean wildlife some nearly to
other ocean wildlife some nearly to extinction many large and even small
extinction many large and even small
extinction many large and even small species of creatures have declined by
species of creatures have declined by
species of creatures have declined by more than 90% in half a century
trolls and nets scraped the seafloor to
trolls and nets scraped the seafloor to catch shrimp the bottom-dwelling fish
catch shrimp the bottom-dwelling fish
catch shrimp the bottom-dwelling fish scallops and oysters
scallops and oysters
scallops and oysters they’re the equivalent of using
they’re the equivalent of using
they’re the equivalent of using bulldozers to catch songbirds and
bulldozers to catch songbirds and
bulldozers to catch songbirds and squirrels pollutants from agriculture
squirrels pollutants from agriculture
squirrels pollutants from agriculture industrial waste and sewage have seeped
industrial waste and sewage have seeped
industrial waste and sewage have seeped into the ocean accumulating in the rain
into the ocean accumulating in the rain
into the ocean accumulating in the rain organisms even in the icy waters of the
organisms even in the icy waters of the
organisms even in the icy waters of the Arctic and the Antarctic more than 300
Arctic and the Antarctic more than 300
Arctic and the Antarctic more than 300 dead zones out darkened coastal areas
plastic debris has dumped in such
plastic debris has dumped in such quantities that a huge floating mass of
quantities that a huge floating mass of
quantities that a huge floating mass of garbage twice the size of Texas has
garbage twice the size of Texas has
garbage twice the size of Texas has formed in the Pacific and plastic clogs
formed in the Pacific and plastic clogs
formed in the Pacific and plastic clogs the shores of even remote Pacific
the shores of even remote Pacific
the shores of even remote Pacific Islands the construction of coastal
Islands the construction of coastal
Islands the construction of coastal cities has brought about the loss of
cities has brought about the loss of
cities has brought about the loss of coral reefs mangrove forests and vast
coral reefs mangrove forests and vast
coral reefs mangrove forests and vast wetlands and the birds and marine life
wetlands and the birds and marine life
wetlands and the birds and marine life that once thrived there
recent changes in the ocean are
recent changes in the ocean are compounding the impacts of global
compounding the impacts of global
compounding the impacts of global warming and in turn climate change
warming and in turn climate change
warming and in turn climate change increasing sea level and acidification
increasing sea level and acidification
increasing sea level and acidification are altering the nature of you
now we know one of the great discoveries
now we know one of the great discoveries of our time is that there are limits to
of our time is that there are limits to
of our time is that there are limits to what we can take out and what we can put
what we can take out and what we can put
what we can take out and what we can put in without dire consequences to the
in without dire consequences to the
in without dire consequences to the nature of the ocean thus to the
nature of the ocean thus to the
nature of the ocean thus to the underpinnings of what makes life
underpinnings of what makes life
underpinnings of what makes life possible from us
now that we know we can do what it takes
now that we know we can do what it takes to reverse the troubling trends to treat
to reverse the troubling trends to treat
to reverse the troubling trends to treat the ocean as if our lives depend on it
the ocean as if our lives depend on it
the ocean as if our lives depend on it because they do
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