Causes and consequences of changes in our oceans

 Causes and consequences of changes in our oceans

Because of global warming and plastic pollution the ocean has been changing, the ocean is rising and getting warmer so fish are dying and the ocean is rising because since it's getting warmer the ice is melting making the sea levels higher.  Also, each year more and more plastic is being dumped into the ocean. This is a problem.

Global warming is a big part of the ocean rising and the earth is getting warmer everywhere even in Antarctica and the Arctic. This is causing the ice to melt into the ocean making it rise. The ocean has been rising for a long time. It rises about one-eighth of an inch per year. If the ocean keeps rising it might flood towns and cities and it will probably stay like that. Soon it's just going to be the ocean and nothing else! So we should do whatever we can to stop climate change.

It's not just the land getting warmer, it's the ocean too. This means that fish and coral reefs are dying, cold-water fish, and warm water fish are too. Because The warm water is turning too hot and the cold water is turning warm. The fish recycle the nutrients they take in, providing the fertilizer seagrass and algae need to grow, so if the fish are dying so are the seagrass and algae.

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest problems in the ocean. Each year about  6 billion tons of plastic goes into the ocean, it is an ongoing problem that only we can fix. 100,000 marine animals die each year because of plastic. Our oceans are becoming less and fewer animals and more and more plastic. Let's say in 2050 when you go fishing you're going to be catching plastic milk bottles instead of fish.

In conclusion please help save our oceans. Just imagine not being able to go swimming because of plastic pollution. Imagine if the world started flooding because of global warming. We can help our environment by putting plastic in a bin and not in our ocean, or not using as many fossil fuels as we are using.

By Lola