- Warming waters have driven thousands of ocean species poleward from the equator, threatening marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of people who depend on them. Fossil records show that the same thing happened 140,000 years ago, the last time global surface temperatures were as hot as they are now. https://www.pnas.org/content/118/15/e2015094118 25 comments science
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- Scientists: Mass Extinction Is Coming as Organisms Flee the Equator https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-mass-extinction-organisms-flee-equator 93 comments
- Marine species increasingly can’t live at equator due to global heating | Climate crisis | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/08/marine-species-increasingly-cant-live-at-equator-due-to-global-heating 20 comments
- Marine Life Is Fleeing the Equator, Signaling Possible Mass Extinction https://www.theinertia.com/environment/marine-life-is-fleeing-the-equator-signaling-possible-mass-extinction/ 3 comments
- A Mass Extinction Event Is on The Horizon if Marine Life Keeps Fleeing The Equator : ScienceAlert https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-be-heading-for-a-mass-extinction-event-if-marine-life-continues-to-flee-the-equator 0 comments
- Marine species flee the equator https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/marine-life/marine-species-flee-the-equator/ 0 comments