My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zooplankton Migration, and thus the Entire Web of Life https://t.co/6K9puiCSCG #climate #ClimateRisk #ClimateEmergency #globalwarming #ocean #Food #Marine #seas https://t.co/C5udiI6b5e
Darkening of the Global Ocean.
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The group shows strong agreement with the severity of ocean darkening, citing examples like the shrinking of the photic zone by over 50 meters and the loss of habitat equivalent to large continents, which emphasizes the serious environmental impact; words like 'disrupting,' 'threatening,' and 'shrinking' highlight the urgency and depth of concern, reflecting high engagement and interest.
Most discussions acknowledge and support the findings of ocean darkening and its environmental implications.
Posts show high curiosity about the phenomenon, with many expressing fascination or concern about its effects.
Multiple posts reference specific data, studies, and scientific papers, indicating deep analysis and active discussion.
The discussions emphasize the significant ecological and planetary consequences, portraying this as a major environmental issue.
Abstract in brief
- The oceans' photic zones are crucial for productivity and global biogeochemical cycles, driven by sunlight and moonlight.
- Over the past 20 years, measurements indicate that ocean darkening has occurred, with significant increases in light attenuation leading to reduced depths of photic zones in many areas.
- This darkening affects both coastal and open ocean regions, likely due to factors like nutrient loading and changes in ocean circulation, and its impact on marine ecology and ecosystem services remains uncertain but is expected to be severe.
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Most liked on X and Bluesky#Over the past two decades, over 20% of the global ocean has darkened, shrinking photic zones critical for #MarineLife and potentially altering ecosystem dynamics on a planetary scale. @PlymUni https://t.co/vDrEyKL2X8 https://t.co/jNpYumrxcX
@EliotJacobson changes in Ocean light uptake it is getting darker https://t.co/q7tpWvZydn https://t.co/OcUjenLLDx
Not really my area, but what a fascinating find this is: less sunlight is reaching deeper ocean waters over the past 20 years. The ocean is darkening... https://t.co/7f789Dit2b
地球上の海洋生物の9割は、水深が約200mまでの有光層に生息すると考えられている。ところが近年、その深さに大きな変化が生じている。 https://t.co/kpHrnn3J7e
【今読まれています】 過去20年間で地球全体の海の5分の1以上が“暗く”なっていることが、このほど最新の研究で明らかになった。その理由と、海洋生態系の根幹を揺るがす深刻な事態とは? https://t.co/LbAarP1P05
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There's a lot we don't know about the oceans, recently scientists have discovered that the ocean has been getting darker over the last 20 years! This has significant implications for any marine life that relies on light! Read about it here https://t.co/6xfbsaLQU7 #BIOL02_Fall25
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RT @Richard01173388: 90% of all marine life lives in the photic zone of the ocean, but research reveals that between 2003 & 2022, ocean dar…
90% of all marine life lives in the photic zone of the ocean, but research reveals that between 2003 & 2022, ocean darkening reduced the photic zone depth by over 50m in 9% of the ocean, with likely severe consequences. https://t.co/1Nq9rXJnyo https://t.co/zOzw9Y3phY
You’ll need some technical acumen to understand these findings. Sounds like it’s time to drink your best wine, burn down your nest egg (if you’re lucky enough to have one!) or alternatively build your survival bunker. https://t.co/LU6gfvxox4
@SunWeatherMan Is this BS too?….
@SunWeatherMan Is this BS too?….
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RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Albedo, Phyt... https://t.co/Q6QmevjUDo via @YouTube
Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Albedo, Phyt... https://t.co/o5QPFo27Tt via @YouTube
"Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Albedo, Phytoplankton, and Web of Life" https://t.co/dWZ6YStbyW
RT @AgathoniaMedia: Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to #Albedo, Phytoplankton, and #WebofLife https://t.co/le556JW…
Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to #Albedo, Phytoplankton, and #WebofLife https://t.co/le556JWnJz via @PaulHBeckwith
Paul Beckwith De oceanen worden donkerder en absoberen meer warmte. Waarom? https://t.co/Lat5aHNaoL
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
RT @PaulHBeckwith: My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zoopl…
My new video… Ongoing Darkening of Global Oceans - Enormous Disruption to Planetary Albedo, Phytoplankton Growth, Zooplankton Migration, and thus the Entire Web of Life https://t.co/6K9puiCSCG #climate #ClimateRisk #ClimateEmergency #globalwarming #ocean #Food #Marine #seas https://t.co/C5udiI6b5e
過去20年間で地球全体の海の5分の1以上が“暗く”なっていることが、このほど最新の研究で明らかになった。その理由と、海洋生態系の根幹を揺るがす深刻な事態とは? 地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 2025.06.18 https://t.co/8IGVf8qgkq
RT @wired_jp: 地球上の海洋生物の9割は、水深が約200mまでの有光層に生息すると考えられている。ところが近年、その深さに大きな変化が生じている。 https://t.co/kpHrnn3J7e
地球上の海洋生物の9割は、水深が約200mまでの有光層に生息すると考えられている。ところが近年、その深さに大きな変化が生じている。 https://t.co/kpHrnn3J7e
地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 | WIRED.jp https://wired.jp/article/darkening-of-the-global-ocean/
地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 | WIRED.jp https://wired.jp/article/darkening-of-the-global-ocean/
RT @wired_jp: 地球全体の海洋の9%にあたる約3,200万平方キロメートルの範囲で、有光層の深さが50m以上も減少していることが確認された。また、2.6%の海域では100mを超える減少も見られたという。 https://t.co/5PMPxBEbYs
地球全体の海洋の9%にあたる約3,200万平方キロメートルの範囲で、有光層の深さが50m以上も減少していることが確認された。また、2.6%の海域では100mを超える減少も見られたという。 https://t.co/5PMPxBEbYs
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有光層について考えたことなかったけど、興味深い。 地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 | https://t.co/erEPiroRw1 https://t.co/RAbipQcfum
Darkening global ocean: Between 2003 and 2022, 21% of the global ocean had darkened, while in other regions, 10% of the ocean had become lighter. #Ocean #DarkeningOcean #Warming #Oceanwarming https://t.co/rAXpd0huIw
RT @wired_jp: 「過去20年間で海洋表層の色が変化してきたという報告は以前からありましたが、今回の研究は実際に生物が生息可能な範囲が狭まっている事実を示すものです」 https://t.co/vMXPBDltZo
RT @wired_jp: 「過去20年間で海洋表層の色が変化してきたという報告は以前からありましたが、今回の研究は実際に生物が生息可能な範囲が狭まっている事実を示すものです」 https://t.co/vMXPBDltZo
RT @wired_jp: 「過去20年間で海洋表層の色が変化してきたという報告は以前からありましたが、今回の研究は実際に生物が生息可能な範囲が狭まっている事実を示すものです」 https://t.co/vMXPBDltZo
「過去20年間で海洋表層の色が変化してきたという報告は以前からありましたが、今回の研究は実際に生物が生息可能な範囲が狭まっている事実を示すものです」 https://t.co/vMXPBDltZo
RT @wired_jp: 「過去20年間で海洋表層の色が変化してきたという報告は以前からありましたが、今回の研究は実際に生物が生息可能な範囲が狭まっている事実を示すものです」 https://t.co/5JOxXvvniq
「過去20年間で海洋表層の色が変化してきたという報告は以前からありましたが、今回の研究は実際に生物が生息可能な範囲が狭まっている事実を示すものです」 https://t.co/5JOxXvvniq
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地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 | https://t.co/Tebuv51XV3 https://t.co/6AzrQgd9R2
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地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 | https://t.co/bQD68AhMe3 https://t.co/2VEQIhRs16
地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 | https://t.co/bajySAY4Ya https://t.co/686CEYEOJj
RT @wired_jp: 【今読まれています】 過去20年間で地球全体の海の5分の1以上が“暗く”なっていることが、このほど最新の研究で明らかになった。その理由と、海洋生態系の根幹を揺るがす深刻な事態とは? https://t.co/LbAarP1P05
【今読まれています】 過去20年間で地球全体の海の5分の1以上が“暗く”なっていることが、このほど最新の研究で明らかになった。その理由と、海洋生態系の根幹を揺るがす深刻な事態とは? https://t.co/LbAarP1P05
地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 https://t.co/0zG3PwxD1K
温暖化ガスの発生原発見。膨大な二酸化炭素がここから生まれてる 地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 | https://t.co/SZfhEsKAOG https://t.co/b7jW0I41Se
うーむ>「観測された有光層の縮小の規模はあまりに大きく、自然変動の範囲を超えている可能性が高い」「生態系全体の構造にまで影響が及ぶ可能性」https://t.co/L7UESKcsri
地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている https://t.co/C4qmPWHuOz 『地球の海洋の5分の1以上で水中の光の減衰率が上昇しており、広い範囲で光が深くまで届かなくなってきていることが、このほど人工衛星の観測データを用いた最新の研究で明らかになった』↓
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地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 | https://t.co/wpdq4hHrKG https://t.co/Mb0XlSHZvP
地球の海が確実に“暗く”なっている:研究結果 https://t.co/kMcfhMOf2m
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Darkening of the Global Ocean. Glob Change Biol, 31: e70227. doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Darkening of the Global Ocean. Glob Change Biol, 31: e70227. https://t.co/7gy9LT7zq8
RT @peakaustria: @EliotJacobson changes in Ocean light uptake it is getting darker https://t.co/q7tpWvZydn https://t.co/OcUjenLLDx
#Darkening Of The #Global #Ocean - tinyurl.com/5c4r8j27 - #GIS #spatial #mapping #marine #ocean #photic #photiczone #change #sunlight #moonlight #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #habitat #biogeochemical #penetration #MODIS #remotesensing #light #nutrient #sediment #currents #ecology #ecosystems
RT @peakaustria: @EliotJacobson changes in Ocean light uptake it is getting darker https://t.co/q7tpWvZydn https://t.co/OcUjenLLDx
RT @peakaustria: @EliotJacobson changes in Ocean light uptake it is getting darker https://t.co/q7tpWvZydn https://t.co/OcUjenLLDx
RT @peakaustria: @EliotJacobson changes in Ocean light uptake it is getting darker https://t.co/q7tpWvZydn https://t.co/OcUjenLLDx
RT @peakaustria: @EliotJacobson changes in Ocean light uptake it is getting darker https://t.co/q7tpWvZydn https://t.co/OcUjenLLDx
RT @peakaustria: @EliotJacobson changes in Ocean light uptake it is getting darker https://t.co/q7tpWvZydn https://t.co/OcUjenLLDx
@EliotJacobson changes in Ocean light uptake it is getting darker https://t.co/q7tpWvZydn https://t.co/OcUjenLLDx
I'm lazy but I want to speak to this figure from their study https://t.co/szpvbWtvPm https://t.co/2RwaLHYGpK
RT @mrillig: Not really my area, but what a fascinating find this is: less sunlight is reaching deeper ocean waters over the past 20 years.…
Not really my area, but what a fascinating find this is: less sunlight is reaching deeper ocean waters over the past 20 years. The ocean is darkening... https://t.co/7f789Dit2b
Estamos asesinando a nuestros mares. El incremento en los sedimentos, materiales orgánicos y basura plástica está ocasionando una disminución de la profundidad a la que penetra la luz solar y lunar en los océanos con un impacto dramático en la vida marina https://t.co/Dy0FGMrw8t
The paper in "Global Change Biology" the above "Guardian" article is based upon, & links to: “Darkening of the Global Ocean” 2/2 https://t.co/WK6NpUXvWN
Darkening of the Global Ocean onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
Darkening of the Global Ocean https://t.co/4DvyyNIdOz
Darkening of the Global Ocean in Global Change Biology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Darkening of the Global Ocean Wiley Online Library https://t.co/rT3kkkKaMu
Darkening of the Global Ocean Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70227 衛星データと数値モデルを使用して、地球の海の光合成層の深さを分析したところ、2003~2022で広大な範囲が21%暗くなり、10%が明るくなっている、と報告した 農業用排水や降雨量の増加などによって沿岸付近に流入する栄養塩、有機物、堆積物の組み合わせが原因とであり、外洋では、藻類の繁殖力学の変化や海面温度の変化などにより、表層水への光の浸透が減少していることが原因だと研究者らは考えている また、色の変化を調べた先行研究ではプランクトンの変化が色を変化させる可能性が示されている www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/is-the-...
RT @physorg_com: #Over the past two decades, over 20% of the global ocean has darkened, shrinking photic zones critical for #MarineLife and…
RT @physorg_com: #Over the past two decades, over 20% of the global ocean has darkened, shrinking photic zones critical for #MarineLife and…
RT @physorg_com: #Over the past two decades, over 20% of the global ocean has darkened, shrinking photic zones critical for #MarineLife and…
RT @physorg_com: #Over the past two decades, over 20% of the global ocean has darkened, shrinking photic zones critical for #MarineLife and…
#Over the past two decades, over 20% of the global ocean has darkened, shrinking photic zones critical for #MarineLife and potentially altering ecosystem dynamics on a planetary scale. @PlymUni https://t.co/vDrEyKL2X8 https://t.co/jNpYumrxcX
Planet’s darkening oceans threaten marine life, study finds. Between 2003 and 2022, the habitable band of ocean shrank by over 20%—an area equal to Europe, Africa, China, and North America combined—disrupting the upper layer where 90% of marine species l… https://t.co/mceK5YKiLV
Challenging our understanding of the role of light in the ocean Two papers which look beyond just photosynthesis ... https://t.co/qTrwvDNKKo https://t.co/ghRsrNgfeq @PlymouthMarine @GOALANN
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