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Aquatic Dead Zones Produce Greenhouse Gas 300X More Potent Than CO2

03/12/2010
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  • The Dead Zone in the gulf of mexico is growing.
    We've heard a lot lately about the relationship between global warming and the ocean. An article in Thursday's Journal of Science describes how aquatic dead zones -- or hypoxic waters -- create trouble for more than the organisms that live in the waters. In addition to their low levels of oxygen killing off marine life, they can also increase global warming....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/aquatic-dead-zones-produce-greenhouse-gas-300x-more-potent-than-co2/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • A sign in Brooklyn warns of polluted waters unsafe for swimming.
    We've heard a lot lately about the relationship between global warming and the ocean. An article in Thursday's Journal of Science describes how aquatic dead zones -- or hypoxic waters -- create trouble for more than the organisms that live in the waters. In addition to their low levels of oxygen killing off marine life, they can also increase global warming....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/aquatic-dead-zones-produce-greenhouse-gas-300x-more-potent-than-co2/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Aquatic dead zones have such low levels of oxygen life can't be supported.
    We've heard a lot lately about the relationship between global warming and the ocean. An article in Thursday's Journal of Science describes how aquatic dead zones -- or hypoxic waters -- create trouble for more than the organisms that live in the waters. In addition to their low levels of oxygen killing off marine life, they can also increase global warming....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/aquatic-dead-zones-produce-greenhouse-gas-300x-more-potent-than-co2/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • The number of world wide dead zones are growing.
    We've heard a lot lately about the relationship between global warming and the ocean. An article in Thursday's Journal of Science describes how aquatic dead zones -- or hypoxic waters -- create trouble for more than the organisms that live in the waters. In addition to their low levels of oxygen killing off marine life, they can also increase global warming....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/aquatic-dead-zones-produce-greenhouse-gas-300x-more-potent-than-co2/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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The Dead Zone in the gulf of mexico is growing.

We've heard a lot lately about the relationship between global warming and the ocean. An article in Thursday's Journal of Science describes how aquatic dead zones -- or hypoxic waters -- create trouble for more than the organisms that live in the waters. In addition to their low levels of oxygen killing off marine life, they can also increase global warming....

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