Smothered oceans: Extreme oxygen loss in oceans accompanied past global climate change
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 15:20
in Earth & Climate
Seafloor sediment cores reveal abrupt, extensive loss of oxygen in the ocean when ice sheets melted roughly 10,000-17,000 years ago,according to a study from the University of California, Davis. Thefindings provide insight into similar changes observed in the ocean today.