11 Oceans in danger!

OCEANS IN DANGER! The Earth's climate is getting warmer—which is bad news for the oceans. Rising temperatures affect the life cycles of certain sea creatures, threatening their survival. GLOBAL WARMING. Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, build up in the atmosphere. This causes a greenhouse effect, as the gases stop heat from leaving the Earth's atmosphere—just like the glass windows that keep a greenhouse warm. The sun's heat passes into the atmosphere. Some of the heat reflects off into space. Some of the heat is trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases.

海洋处于危险之中！地球的气候正在变暖——这对海洋来说是个坏消息。 气温上升会影响某些海洋生物的生命周期，威胁它们的生存。 全球变暖。温室气体，如二氧化碳和甲烷，在大气中积聚。 这就造成了温室效应，因为这些气体阻止热量离开地球大气层，就像玻璃窗保持温室温度一样。 太阳的热量进入大气层。 一些热量被反射到太空中。 一些热量被温室气体困在大气中。

WHAT CAUSES IT? * Burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas, and oil to generate electricity and power vehicles. When fossil fuels are burned, they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. * Cutting down trees that absorb carbon dioxide. They are the world's best natural air filters! * Cows' burping and farting releases lots of methane. In addition, forests are often cut down to clear land for them to graze. THINGS THAT MAKE THE OCEAN SAD... Warming seas and increased amounts of carbon dioxide and pollution in the water are destroying coral reefs. This leads to the loss of many fish and other animals. Millions of tons of plastic end up in our oceans each year. Ocean animals can accidentally eat tiny bits of plastic in the water, or get caught in the garbage.

是什么引起的？*燃烧煤炭、天然气和石油等化石燃料来发电和驱动车辆。 当化石燃料燃烧时，它们将二氧化碳释放到大气中。 *砍伐吸收二氧化碳的树木。 它们是世界上最好的天然空气过滤器！*奶牛打嗝和放屁会释放大量甲烷。 此外，森林经常被砍伐，以腾出土地供它们放牧。 让海洋悲伤的东西…… 海洋变暖、二氧化碳含量增加以及水中污染正在破坏珊瑚礁。 这导致了许多鱼类和其他动物的灭绝。 每年有数百万吨塑料进入海洋。 海洋动物可能会不小心吃到水中的微小塑料碎片，或者被困在垃圾中。