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Coastal Restoration Helps the Ocean Help Us

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The ocean has absorbed nearly 33% of all greenhouse gas emissions and around 90% of the excess heat produced through climate change. If you’re not on the water or near the coast, much of this price may go unnoticed until there are disasters like stronger hurricanes, more intense flooding, coastal erosion or harmful algal blooms.

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The Stream, March 29, 2023: Mass Fish Die-Off Reignites Concerns on Overuse of Australian River

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Rivers, drinking water, and farmland in southern Senegal have become too salty, a consequence of coastal erosion and seawater intrusion. Coastal communities in southern Senegal are reckoning with environmental change. Coastal communities in southern Senegal are reckoning with environmental change.

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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Begins Arctic Journey

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Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Changing conditions can make the sea ice less predictable and more dangerous for hunters, compromise ice cellars that are used for food storage, and accelerate damaging coastal erosion. Join with Ocean Conservancy and urge the U.S. Enter Your Email.loading.

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