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New study finds climate change threatens marine protected areas
Description: Marine protected areas have been established as a haven to protect threatened marine life, like polar bears, penguins and coral reefs, from the effects of fishing and other activities like mineral and oil extraction. This study finds continued "business-as-usual" emissions, the protections currently in place won't matter, because by 2100, warming and reduced oxygen concentration will make marine protected areas uninhabitable by most species currently residing in those areas. [Source: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]
URL: https://www.unc.edu/posts/2018/05/07/new-study-finds-climate-change-threatens-marine-protected-areas/
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Source: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publish Date: 5/7/2018
Reading Level: Basic
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