Scientists say the colors of the world’s oceans will intensify by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening the marine ecosystem from the bottom up. The study said climate change will cause phytoplankton to bloom in some ocean regions while reducing it in others, leading to changes in water color. The study said it can take a while before scientists can properly predict how climate change affects phytoplankton communities, so the next best method is to pay attention to the ocean’s color changes. “Changes are happening because of climate change,” Dutkiewicz told The Washington Post. But the change in the color of the ocean will be one of the early warning signals that we really have changed our planet.”

Source: Huffington Post February 21, 2019 04:18 UTC