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January 29, 2015

I am not a scientist, BUT

January 29, 2015

I am not a scientist, BUT

This map of the California Current shows the extent of the low-oxygen seafloor. Yellow indicates intermediate hypoxia, while red zones are areas of severe oxygen loss. UC Davis

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/28/7930047/climate-change-could-mean-massive-ocean-dead-zones

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0115246

January 29, 2015

I am not a scientist, BUT

2014 Was the Hottest Year on Record

By Tom Randall and Blacki Migliozzi | January 16, 2015

Deny this. The animation below shows the Earth’s warming climate, recorded in monthly measurements from land and sea over 135 years. Temperatures are displayed in degrees above or below the 20th-century average. Thirteen of the 14 hottest years are in the 21st century.

http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2014-hottest-year-on-record/

January 28, 2015