Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Alanna, PUBLISHER: Emblem Editions, All life -- whe<strong>thestrong>r on land or in <strong>thestrong> <strong>seastrong> -- depends on <strong>thestrong> oceans for two things: - Oxygen. Most <strong>ofstrong> Earth's oxygen is produced by phytoplankton in <strong>thestrong> <strong>seastrong>. <strong>Thestrong>se humble, one-celled organisms, ra<strong>thestrong>r than <strong>thestrong> spectacular rain forests, are <strong>thestrong> true lungs <strong>ofstrong> <strong>thestrong> planet. - Climate control. Our climate is regulated by <strong>thestrong> ocean's currents, winds, and water-cycle activity. <strong>Seastrong> Sick is <strong>thestrong> first book to examine <strong>thestrong> current state <strong>ofstrong> <strong>thestrong> world's oceans -- <strong>thestrong> great unexamined ecological crisis <strong>ofstrong> <strong>thestrong> planet -- and <strong>thestrong> fact that we are altering everything about <strong>thestrong>m; temperature, salinity, acidity, ice cover, volume, circulation, and, <strong>ofstrong> course, <strong>thestrong> life within <strong>thestrong>m. Alanna Mitchell joins <strong>thestrong> crews <strong>ofstrong> leading scientists in nine <strong>ofstrong> <strong>thestrong> global ocean's hotspots to see firsthand what is really happening around <strong>thestrong> world. Whe<strong>thestrong>r it's <strong>thestrong> impact <strong>ofstrong> coral reef bleaching, <strong>thestrong> puzzle <strong>ofstrong> <strong>thestrong> oxygen-less <strong>deadstrong> zones such as <strong>thestrong> one in <strong>thestrong> Gulf <strong>ofstrong> Mexico, or <strong>thestrong> shocking implications <strong>ofstrong> <strong>thestrong> changing Ph balance <strong>ofstrong> <strong>thestrong> <strong>seastrong>, Mitchell explains <strong>thestrong> science behind <strong>thestrong> story to create an engaging, accessible yet authoritative account. "From <strong>thestrong> Hardcover edition."