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The ocean is turning green: What does this mean for the marine ecosystem?

56% of Earth's oceans have become greener — an area larger than the planet's total land mass, a threat to the ecosystem.

56% of Earth's oceans have become greener — an area larger than the planet's total land mass, a threat to the ecosystem. Image: Pexels/Daniel Jurin

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Environmental Journalist, EcoWatch
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