https://epsci.ucr.edu/ en https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2022/08/17/sleeping-giant-could-end-deep-ocean-life <span>Sleeping giant could end deep ocean life</span> <span><span>Mayra Gandarilla</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-08-29T16:07:26-07:00" title="Monday, August 29, 2022 - 16:07">Mon, 08/29/2022 - 16:07</time> </span> <a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news">More News</a> <picture> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/Jellyfishbanner.jpeg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=NwHkQ8Lr 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1401px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/Jellyfishbanner.jpeg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=NwHkQ8Lr 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_m/public/Jellyfishbanner.jpeg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=fyGKJGIF 1x" media="all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1023" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_s/public/Jellyfishbanner.jpeg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=cAEAKtpo 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="767" height="767"> <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/Jellyfishbanner.jpeg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=NwHkQ8Lr" alt="deep sea medusa found in Alaska. Credit: Hidden Ocean 2005"> </picture> Jules Bernstein <time datetime="2022-08-17T12:00:00Z">August 17, 2022</time> <p>"A previously overlooked factor — the position of continents — helps fill Earth’s oceans with life-supporting oxygen. Continental movement could ultimately have the opposite effect, killing most deep ocean creatures.&nbsp;</p> <p>'Continental drift seems so slow, like nothing drastic could come from it, but when the ocean is primed, even a seemingly tiny event could trigger the widespread death of marine life,' said Andy Ridgwell, UC Riverside geologist and co-author of a new study on forces affecting oceanic oxygen."</p> <p><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/08/17/sleeping-giant-could-end-deep-ocean-life" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Read more.</a></p> <a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/article-category/global-climate-environmental-change" hreflang="en">Global Climate &amp; Environmental Change</a><div class="tags-title">Tags</div> <div class="tags-list"> <div><a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/tags/global-climate-environmental-change" hreflang="en">Global Climate &amp; Environmental Change</a></div> <div><a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/tags/andy-ridgwell" hreflang="en">Andy Ridgwell</a></div> </div> <div class="sharing-title">Share This</div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2022/08/17/sleeping-giant-could-end-deep-ocean-life" data-a2a-title="Sleeping giant could end deep ocean life"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_x"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a><a class="a2a_button_printfriendly"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" aria-label="more options to share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fepsci.ucr.edu%2Fnews%2F2022%2F08%2F17%2Fsleeping-giant-could-end-deep-ocean-life&amp;title=Sleeping%20giant%20could%20end%20deep%20ocean%20life"></a></span><script> (function () { const customClassName = 'show-for-sr'; const targetContainer = document.querySelector('.a2a_kit.addtoany_list'); if (!targetContainer) return; const addClassToLabels = () => { const labels = targetContainer.querySelectorAll('.a2a_label'); if (labels.length > 0) { labels.forEach(label => { if (!label.classList.contains(customClassName)) { label.classList.add(customClassName); } }); console.log('Successfully applied show-for-sr class to AddToAny labels.'); return true; } return false; }; const observerConfig = { childList: true, subtree: true }; const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationsList, observer) => { if (addClassToLabels()) { observer.disconnect(); } }); if (!addClassToLabels()) { observer.observe(targetContainer, observerConfig); } })(); </script> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:07:26 +0000 Mayra Gandarilla 936 at https://epsci.ucr.edu