Eco-chic:

Dead Sea

By Pepin

There are a thousand reasons why fishes die in the water, but the most morbid of which is global warming. Sudden changes in the Earth’s temperature can affect badly millions of organisms and microorganisms that thrive in water. That is because most of these living things cannot tolerate the extreme heat that the planet is presently receiving from the sun.

Global warming kills slowly but it can register millions in the death toll. Just like what had happened in some of the provinces in the country in which hundreds of thousands of lifeless fishes floated on freshwater ponds. According to some environmental experts, the fishes were depleted of oxygen supply because of a chemical process that altered the normal condition of their habitat.

In the coming years, the ocean will become more and more acidic because of the incessant release of hydrogen atoms brought about by the different chemical processes that take place as the sun continues to heighten the Earth’s temperature to a couple of degrees. There will be less food in the ocean and microorganisms will pollute the water, making it less suitable for the fishes to live. Not to mention, aquatic research experts also dub that extreme temperature will be a major cause of the total destruction of our coral reefs.

It will always be a “survival of the fittest” among the creatures that live in our waters as global warming gets worse everyday. The natural balance has already been distorted, and those that cannot maintain life in extreme temperatures will have to depart early from this “once a life-giving” planet.