Ocean Rising

Ocean Rising

BREAKING: Climate change is making the ocean less effective at absorbing the carbon dioxide we’re pumping into the atmosphere.

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Luke McMillan
Oct 29, 2026

In rather disturbing news, a new UN report published yesterday estimates that human caused climate change has already reduced the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon by around 6%, compared with a world where we hadn’t changed the climate.

Around 30% of the carbon dioxide we pump out is currently being absorbed by the ocean, along with about 90% of the exces…

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