Tag: Ocean conservation
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Carbon Footprint
A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact that an individual or organization has on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, particularly carbon dioxide. It is calculated by adding up all of the sources of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an individual or organization’s activities, including electricity use, transportation,…
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Ocean Dead Zone
What is Dead zone? Dead zones are low-oxygen areas in the world’s oceans and large lakes. Hypoxia occurs when dissolved oxygen concentration falls to or below 2 mg of O2/liter. When a body of water experiences hypoxic conditions, aquatic flora and fauna begin to change behavior in order to reach sections of water with higher…
