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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6370905.stm

 

That is the conclusion of researchers investigating "dead zones" off the coast of the US, where populations of marine life were suddenly wiped out. These vast graveyards occur where there are disturbances to currents driven by coastal winds, they say. Dead zones have been recorded off the coast of California and Oregon every year for the last five years.

 

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To confirm this link to climate change, the researchers say they need another 10 to 15 years of data. Other work also needs to be done to see if there is a common link between the US dead zones and those seen elsewhere.

 

what will be the results of waiting 15 years? I fear several marine species will be in greater decline by then

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