For the First Time in 40 Years, Panama’s Ocean Lifeline Has Vanished
(scitechdaily.com)
from Stamau123@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 21:49
https://lemmy.world/post/35881099
from Stamau123@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 21:49
https://lemmy.world/post/35881099
Panama’s seasonal upwelling collapsed in 2025, linked to reduced winds. The event signals risks for fisheries and climate-sensitive ocean processes.
The annual phenomenon of upwelling in the Gulf of Panama failed to occur in 2025 for the first time on record. A team of scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) linked the disruption to weakened trade winds.
The finding underscores how changes in climate can directly affect essential ocean processes and the coastal populations that depend on them.
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Damn, making it suck even worse to be a fish. even if you’re not dredged up from a fishing net or choke on plastic you now can die from starving because the nutrients that have been coming up from the deep for millenia aren’t any more.