Scientists Alarmed by Dramatic Changes in the Ocean Near Japan
“I don’t even know if ‘surprised’ is the right word”
Warming seas and shifting currents are disrupting fisheries, ecosystems and centuries-old food traditions across Japan’s coastline.
Rising sea levels and unusual shifts in major ocean currents are fueling concern among researchers who monitor Japan’s coastlines. Scientists warn that global warming is disrupting marine systems long thought to be stable, triggering direct impacts on ecosystems, coastal infrastructure and the country’s food traditions.
How the Kuroshio Current is behaving differently
One of the most troubling...
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