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All this churning of the sea may be one of the ways the oceans
help absorb heat from the atmosphere. As animals swim through the water column, it creates a powerful down-welling
of the warmer surface waters to mix with the colder waters below. And although more research
needs to be done, the decimation of marine life
may be interfering with this process, and contributing
to warmer sea temperatures. The bottom line,
the oceans and the life within it play a much bigger role
in climate than we ever expected. And it turns out
that the life in the oceans is absolutely crucial
for holding on to carbon and preventing it
from being released to the atmosphere
help absorb heat from the atmosphere. As animals swim through the water column, it creates a powerful down-welling
of the warmer surface waters to mix with the colder waters below. And although more research
needs to be done, the decimation of marine life
may be interfering with this process, and contributing
to warmer sea temperatures. The bottom line,
the oceans and the life within it play a much bigger role
in climate than we ever expected. And it turns out
that the life in the oceans is absolutely crucial
for holding on to carbon and preventing it
from being released to the atmosphere
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All this churning of the sea
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may be one of the ways the oceans
help absorb heat from the atmosphere.
00:00:06.013 --> 00:00:08.341
As animals swim through the water column,
00:00:08.424 --> 00:00:11.511
it creates a powerful down-welling
of the warmer surface waters
00:00:11.594 --> 00:00:13.388
to mix with the colder waters below.
00:00:13.471 --> 00:00:15.473
And although more research
needs to be done,
00:00:15.557 --> 00:00:19.999
the decimation of marine life
may be interfering with this process,
00:00:19.143 --> 00:00:21.521
and contributing
to warmer sea temperatures.
00:00:21.604 --> 00:00:24.232
The bottom line,
the oceans and the life within it
00:00:24.315 --> 00:00:27.318
play a much bigger role
in climate than we ever expected.
00:00:27.944 --> 00:00:30.822
And it turns out
that the life in the oceans
00:00:30.905 --> 00:00:34.409
is absolutely crucial
for holding on to carbon
00:00:34.492 --> 00:00:38.162
and preventing it
from being released to the atmosphere.
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Movie Summary
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species - and uncovers alarming global corruption.
