Much of the surface ocean will shift in color by end of 21st century
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 10:40
in Earth & Climate
Climate change is causing significant changes to phytoplankton in the world's oceans, and a new study finds that over the coming decades these changes will affect the ocean's color, intensifying its blue regions and its green ones. Satellites should detect these changes in hue, providing early warning of wide-scale changes to marine ecosystems.