The Baltic Sea as a time machine


Jurmala beach. Situated on the Baltic Sea coast of Latvia, Jurmala Beach runs unbroken for over 30km along the Gulf of Riga. Captions and Photograph courtesy of: © Andrew Cooper.

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Warming, acidification, eutrophication, and the loss of oxygen are examples of major changes being observed or expected for the future in coastal zones around the world. These processes are occurring in the Baltic Sea at a much faster pace than in other regions. But the Baltic also provides useful lessons for how negative trends can be reversed by protective measures…

Read Full Article; PhysOrg (05-09-2018)

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