About a fifth of the world's ocean surface is vulnerable to extreme heat, loss of oxygen, and acidification, intensifying three times in duration and six times in intensity since the 1960s.
Humans, through activities like burning fossil fuels, have pushed the world's oceans into an extreme new state, impacting marine ecosystems globally.
Extreme events like the heat blob causing marine die-offs in the Pacific are expected to recur, disrupting marine life and fisheries worldwide.
Climate scientists are concerned about the unprecedented, off-the-charts rise in ocean temperatures, which has even raised worries about the upcoming hurricane season.
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