Sentences with phrase «volume of dead zones»

And while the general narrative has stayed the same — large nutrient inputs derived from fertilizer and pesticide run - off turn once vibrant ecosystems into barren, lifeless deserts — some new science suggests climate change will play a role in exacerbating an already dire situation, expanding the volume of dead zones in tropical oceans by up to 50 percent over the coming century.

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With overturning taken into account, more than two fifths of the ocean volume becomes a dead zone.