Rising temperatures turning major sea turtle population female

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111101408.htm

In the Great Barrier Reef the ocean temperatures have been rising slowly. This change in the environment is affecting animals living in these areas. Specifically, the sea turtle. Scientists know that warmer sea temperatures determine the gender of the turtles. If the water continues to get warmer, then, eventually, the males will die off and only females will be left. Then, the turtles will go extinct because there are no males to reproduce with the females.

https://www.livescience.com/61338-ocean-losing-oxygen.html

Recently, scientists have been seeing a higher amount of dead zones in the oceans. This is a negative effect on the oceans and the plants and animals that live in it. These dead zones contain little to no oxygen, so nothing can live there. This is also awful for land creatures as well because the water holds no nutrients which is not good drinking water.

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2018 at 5:53 PM

    It's shocking to see the affect water temperatures are having on all different kinds of species. Turtles aren't the only animals that temperatures affects the gender of the child. Leading me to question whether maybe rising temperatures throughout the globe will affect other species too.

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