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Environment & Energy

Duppers

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2. Most people don't/won't comprehend the seriousness of this

Reply to angryxyouth (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2025, 03:54 PM

Jun 13

Our very lives depend on the health of the planet's oceans.

"The majority of Earth's oxygen is produced by marine organisms, primarily phytoplankton, algae, and cyanobacteria. Specifically, approximately 50-80% of the oxygen in the atmosphere comes from these marine organisms."

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Ticking time bomb': Ocean acidity crosses vital threshold, study finds [View all] angryxyouth Jun 13 OP

Like frogs in a pot... CrispyQ Jun 13 #1

Most people don't/won't comprehend the seriousness of this Duppers Jun 13 #2