To save our oceans, we have to change what we do on land

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By Todd WoodySep 25, 2019, 1:18 pm72 pts
For decades, oceans have served as the planet’s carbon garbage dump, soaking up 90 percent of the excess atmospheric heat generated since 1970 and a third of our greenhouse gas emissions. Now the 71 percent of the Earth that makes life on land possible has reached a frightening tipping point that threatens…

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