Climate Changes Affecting Marine Species

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Aydra Langmaid
Mrs. Locke
Research Paper
16 February 2018
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Marine species all over the world are reducing in numbers because their migration route changes and habitats changes or habitat loss is due to climate change. People may not realize or care about the effects on marine species, but they should. It not only affects marine species, it affects everyone too. Helping stop marine species from going extinct by reducing climate change in numerous ways will not only help out the marine species, but it will help people keep their food resources, help keep the economy stable, and allow places in the world to stay above the sea. Marine species have been having to change their migration routes or locations due to climate change. …show more content…

For years climate change has been widely debated. The debate is outdated and no knew arguments or factual information has been brought to support climate change being a hoax. On the other hand, factual information has been provided and supports the existence of climate change and marine species getting the negative effects of it all.
Although climate change never existed, people who don't believe in climate change are wrong. Climate change never used to exist until humans affected the environment. They did this by creating pollution and excess amounts of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide.)
Counterclaim: Some people may think that marine species are not affected negatively by climate change and some people think that climate change is a hoax because… However, these two claims are invalid because climate change has been proven to exist and has impacted marine species negatively. People don’t want to admit to themselves that the world is changing climatically. The world has been changing climatically since the beginning of time (look what happened to the dinosaurs). Climate change has gotten worse because greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are building up way too much in the earth’s atmosphere. Some of it is because humans are releasing too much of the greenhouse gases by creating pollution. Climate change has caused marine species to start going extinct or die out, have to change …show more content…

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