5 Mind Blowing Facts About the Ocean

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5 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Ocean

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The ocean is one of the biggest mysteries of mankind. People search out facts about the ocean for many reasons. Some are students looking for answers. Some seek to learn more out of pure curiosity. Others may be looking to impress friends or family. Whatever your motivation we have created this list of interesting facts about the ocean to document some of the more captivating facts about the largest bodies of water on planet earth.1. THE OCEAN COVERS 70 PERCENT OF THE SURFACE OF OUR PLANET.The ocean is a huge body of salt water that covers about 71 percent of the Earth’s surface. The planet has one global ocean, though oceanographers and the nations of the world have divided it into distinct geographic regions: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic oceans..2. THE OCEAN IS HOME TO 94% OF ALL LIFE ON EARTH
Our oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and so it comes to no surprise that more than 90% of all living creatures call this place home. Scientists estimate that about one million species of animals live in the ocean. However, most of them—95 percent—are invertebrates, animals that don’t have a backbone, such as jellyfish and shrimp. The most common vertebrate on planet Earth is, indeed, a fish: the bristlemouth, a tiny ocean fish that glows in the dark.The ocean is home to some of the smallest animals on Earth. Zooplankton, for example, are sea animals so small you can see them only with a microscope. Nonetheless, the ocean is also home to the largest animal ever to live on Earth: the blue whale that is as long as two school buses!3. THE OCEAN REGULATES CLIMATEThe ocean acts as a global climate control system: it regulates the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere by absorbing, storing and releasing the greenhouse gas in a variety of ways and places, thereby affecting Earth's climate. It contains 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere, therefore, acting as an enormous storehouse. So far, it is estimated that the ocean has taken up about 30 percent of all CO2 emissions from human activities in the past 200 years, but eventually, it will absorb much more.If we keep on emitting so much carbon and the ocean keeps storing it, this will lead to changes in water temperature, ocean acidification, and deoxygenation, leading to changes in oceanic circulation and chemistry, rising sea levels, increased storm intensity, as well as changes in the diversity and abundance of marine species.4. THE OCEAN IS HOME TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST LIVING STRUCTUREThe world's largest living structure isn't an enormous copse of trees or even a massive fungus—it's the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.So huge it can actually be seen from outer space. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It is home to a unique range of ecological communities, habitats and species – all of which make the Reef one of the most complex natural ecosystems in the world.The biggest threat to this gargantuan ecosystem is climate change that means warmer water temperature that has a devastating effect on corals.Climate change and plastic pollution are actually interconnected: indeed, according to the Guardian, by 2050 plastic will be responsible for 13% of the carbon budget: that's the equivalent of 615 coal-fired power plants running at full capacity!5. THE OCEAN PROVIDES MORE THAN HALF OF THE OXYGEN WE BREATHE scientists estimate that 50-80% of the oxygen production on Earth comes from marine photosynthesis.The majority of this production is from oceanic plankton — drifting plants, algae, and some bacteria that can photosynthesize. Indeed, the surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton that can produce more oxygen than the largest redwoods. Quite amazing, right? When we protect the ocean, we are protecting an ecosystem that gives us the oxygen we breathe and is pivotal in regulating climate and reduce climate change impacts. We should never forget that!
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