“The living ocean drives planetary chemistry, governs climate and weather, and otherwise provides the cornerstone of the life-support system for all creatures on our planet, from deep-sea starfish to desert sagebrush. That's why the ocean matters. If the sea is sick, we'll feel it. If it dies, we die. Our future and the state of the oceans are one.”
“The ocean governs the climate and the weather, it is taking care of the temperature and it is shaping the chemistry of our planet.”
“We are not only warming the ocean and the planet as a whole, but we are also acidifying the ocean and changing its chemistry.”
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