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Saturday, May 2, 2020

University College London (UCL) research - Seafloor Discovery Shows The Ocean's Undergoing a Change Not Seen in 10,000 Years

Title:
Seafloor Discovery Shows The Ocean's Undergoing a Change Not Seen in 10,000 Years

Author:
Peter T. Spooner

Published:
Science Alert, 1 May 2020

From the article:
"Changes in ocean circulation may have caused a shift in Atlantic Ocean ecosystems not seen for the past 10,000 years, new analysis of deep-sea fossils has revealed.  

This is the striking finding of a new study led by a research group I am part of at UCL, funded by the ATLAS project and published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The shift has likely already led to political tensions as fish migrate to colder waters."

To read this article:
https://www.sciencealert.com/fossils-reveal-our-ocean-is-changing-in-a-ways-it-hasn-t-for-10-000-years