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πŸŒŠπŸ’©πŸ”₯ SCIENCE SHOCKER! Earth’s secret climate hero? Ocean poop! Tiny sea creatures eat sunlight, drop carbon-packed pellets to the deep, keeping our planet cool. But rising temps may be clogging this global toilet, trapping carbon near the surface. Experts warn: the sea’s flush is failing! #Poopocalypse https://grist.org/climate/the-ocean-is-a-carbon-toilet-marine-heat-waves-are-clogging-it/
The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it.

Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that heat waves are disrupting that flushing.

Grist
Oct 10 at 11:07pmWeb