Can the ocean run out of oxygen? - Kate Slabosky

Can the ocean run out of oxygen? - Kate Slabosky with tags marine dead zones, dead zones, dead zones in the ocean, gulf of mexico, gulf of mexico dead zone, ocean, ocean life, climate change, global warming, ecosystem, marine ecosystem, cyanobacteria, algae, photosynthesis, eutrophication, fertilizer, oxygenated water, industrial run off, science, biology, ecology, oceanography, education, animation, kate slabosky, mette ilene holmriis, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education

Get to know how a healthy marine ecosystem functions, and what creates the lethal conditions that lead to dead zones.

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For most of the year, the Gulf of Mexico is teeming with marine life, from tiny crustaceans to massive whales. But every summer, disaster strikes. Around May, animals begin to flee the area. And soon, creatures that can’t swim or can’t swim fast enough begin to suffocate and die off in massive numbers. What's going on? Kate Slabosky dives into the lethal conditions that create dead zones.

Lesson by Kate Slabosky, directed by Mette Ilene Holmriis.

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