As the oceans warm, species have tracked their preferred temperatures by moving towards the poles. Photo: Reuters
Opinion
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The Conversation
As marine life flees to cooler waters due to global warming, history warns this could lead to mass extinction
Equatorial waters are already too hot for many species to survive, with potentially profound implications for marine ecosystems and human livelihoods
When the same thing happened 252 million years ago, 90 per cent of all marine species died – but we can take actions to mitigate the effects of climate change