The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it.

Grist
By Matt SimonOct 6, 2025, 5:00 am153 pts
The planet would be a whole lot hotter if it weren’t for fecal pellets. Across the world’s oceans, tiny organisms known as phytoplankton harvest the sun’s energy, gobbling up carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. They’re eaten by little animals called zooplankton, which poop out pellets that sink to the…

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