Sea life reacts unpredictably in warming waters

  • Thread starter Thread starter Ivan Seeking
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Life
AI Thread Summary
Warm water discharge from California's Diablo Canyon Power Plant has caused significant disruptions in local marine ecosystems, with some species thriving while others have disappeared. This unpredictability highlights the potential for abrupt changes due to global warming, which could impact fisheries, tourism, and local weather patterns along the California coast. Additionally, the emergence of tropical species like spider crabs and sea slugs in the Dutch coastal zone may also be linked to these climate changes, suggesting a broader ecological shift.
Ivan Seeking
Staff Emeritus
Science Advisor
Gold Member
Messages
8,194
Reaction score
2,530
In a taste of what may happen as the world grows warmer, scientists found that warm water flowing out of California's Diablo Canyon Power Plant threw sea life for a loop: Some species flourished, others vanished.

More disturbing, there was no predictable pattern to the disruption -- supporting the idea that global warming could produce abrupt and unpleasant surprises. On the California coast, the effects could be felt on everything from fisheries to tourism to local weather. [continued]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/peninsula/9511015.htm
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Earth sciences news on Phys.org
Although I've got no prove for it.
It might also explain why in the last decade some tropical species of spidercrab and seaslugs have appeared in the Dutch coastal zone.
 
Marijn said:
Although I've got no prove for it.
It might also explain why in the last decade some tropical species of spidercrab and seaslugs have appeared in the Dutch coastal zone.
Your country GNP have been increaseing those years !
I like crabbies
 
Last edited:
Thread 'The Secrets of Prof. Verschure's Rosetta Stones'

Thread 'The Secrets of Prof. Verschure's Rosetta Stones'

(Edit: since the thread title was changed, this first sentence is too cryptic: the original title referred to a Tool song....) Besides being a favorite song by a favorite band, the thread title is a straightforward play on words. This summer, as a present to myself for being promoted, I purchased a collection of thin sections that I believe comprise the research materials of Prof. Rob Verschure, who at the time was faculty in the Geological Institute in Amsterdam. What changed this...
View full post »

Similar threads

How Does Great Lakes Earth's Geography Differ from Our Own?
Replies
2
Views
4K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top