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- Could Humans Live in Underwater Cities? Plans to build a city under the sea https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06lnqyt 2 comments
- Could sea creatures that live at great depths survive at 1 atm? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/778vlo/could_sea_creatures_that_live_at_great_depths/ 5 comments askscience
- Sea snail venom could lead to better insulin for diabetics: A venomous sea snail that lives at the bottom of the ocean could be the key to superior insulin. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41594-020-0430-8 12 comments science
- Rising Seas Could Cost the World $14 Trillion a Year by 2100: "More than 600 million people live in low-elevation coastal areas, less than 10 meters [32.8 ft] above sea level.” http://www.newsweek.com/rising-seas-could-cost-world-14-trillion-year-2100-1006823 7 comments worldnews
- A study on underwater noise pollution from seabed mining operations found that noise from one mine alone could travel approximately 500 kilometers (roughly 311 miles) in gentle weather conditions, which could affect the understudied species that live in the deep sea https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2022/07/08/deep-sea-mining-noise-pollution/ 18 comments science
- New study shows that 267 million people worldwide live on land less than two metres above sea level, which is most at risk from sea level rise. The paper suggests that by 2100 the number could increase to 410 million people. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23810-9?amp%3Butm_campaign=NGMT_USG_JC01_GL_NRJournals&%3Butm_content=organic&%3Butm_medium=social 17 comments science
- Climate Change Could Push 1/6th of Species to Extinction: Species in South America, Australia and New Zealand are most at risk, since many live in small areas or cannot easily move away to adapt to heatwaves, droughts, floods or rising seas http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-could-push-1-6th-of-species-to-extinction/ 45 comments worldnews
- Otters can leave behind an archaeological record. Researchers found that the way sea otters break mussel shells on rocks leaves behind distinct clues that the marine mammals were there. It could help experts identify sites where ancient otters lived before going extinct. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/03/14/otters-leave-behind-their-own-archaeological-record/#.xjpdkhnkhty 4 comments science
- Study says that no matter what we do to curb global warming, Miami, New Orleans, and other beloved US cities will sink below rising seas. But making extreme carbon cuts and moving to renewable energy could save millions of people living in iconic coastal areas of the United States, said the findings http://phys.org/news/2015-10-sea-swallow-miami-orleans.html 3346 comments science
- Tiny fish could unlock big gains in tackling global malnutrition. Scientists find that in sub-Saharan Africa, just 20% of the small pelagic fish caught locally could provide all children under the age of five living near the sea or lakes with a daily portion of nutritious seafood. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972730 58 comments science
- Rising sea levels on track to destroy the homes of 300 million people by 2050 | New analyses reveal that about 110m people already live on land that falls below the current high tide line — compared to the 28m previously estimated; that number could rise to 630 million by the year 2100 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rising-sea-levels-on-track-to-destroy-homes-of-300-million-people-by-2050/ 5 comments worldnews
- Rising seas could result in 2 billion refugees by 2100. About one-fifth of the world’s population could become climate change refugees due to rising ocean levels. Those who once lived on coastlines will face displacement and resettlement bottlenecks as they seek habitable places inland. http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/06/rising-seas-could-result-2-billion-refugees-2100 20 comments science
- A growing “dead zone” in the middle of the Arabian Sea has allowed plankton uniquely suited to low- oxygen water to take over the base of the food chain. Their rise to dominance over the last decade could be disastrous for the predator fish that sustain 120 million people living on the sea’s edge. http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/shift-arabian-sea-plankton-may-threaten-fisheries 48 comments science