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Dead zones in our oceans have increased dramatically since 1950

A woman stands next to fish which were left on the dock of her stilt house in the village of Ologa in the western state of Zulia October 23, 2014. This year the Catatumbo Lightning was approved for inclusion in the 2015 edition of Guinness World Records, dethroning the Congolese town of Kifuka as the place with the world's most lightning bolts per square kilometer each year at 250. Scientists think the Catatumbo, named for a river that runs into the lake, is normal lightning that just happens to occur far more than anywhere else, due to local topography and wind patterns.  Picture taken October 23, 2014.  REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 14 OF 20 FOR WIDER IMAGE PACKAGE 'VENEZUELA'S ETERNAL STORM'  TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'CATATUMBO LIGHTNING'

Rising sea temperatures are causing a dramatic increase in the oceans' 'dead zones' Image: REUTERS/Jorge Silva

John McKenna
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