The response of the oceanic biota has been a relatively unknown factor until recently, when we discovered that the Great Barrier Reef is rapidly becoming the Doornail Barrier Reef. If you want a positive spin, hope for the oxygen producers in the ocean to evolve to handle the massive temperature change, or perhaps for the Einstein and Bohr of biology to pave the way for genetic engineering to be a savior.
"Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to researchers from the University of Leicester.
A study led by Sergei Petrovskii, Professor in Applied Mathematics from the University of Leicester’s Department of Mathematics, has shown that an increase in the water temperature of the world’s oceans of around six degrees Celsius – which some scientists predict could occur as soon as 2100 - could stop oxygen production by phytoplankton by disrupting the process of photosynthesis."
https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/press-releases/2015/december/global-warming-disaster-could-suffocate-life-on-planet-earth-research-shows
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