The ocean connection
You might not live by the ocean, but you are still connected to it. What we do on land affects the ocean, and the health of the ocean affects our lives.
In Nature, everything is connected
What happens on land always finds its way to the ocean
Cows and whales are connected, really.
A cow and a whale? How? One grazes on land, and one swims in the sea. Yet cows' burps and farts produce methane that drives climate change and warms the oceans, which affects whales’ food and migration.
Watch how cows’ methane affects climate and the ocean
Whales and the ocean
Whales capture large amounts of carbon, their poop helps many marine creatures survive, and it is also helping scientists study the health of the ocean
Why whale poop is more than waste: it fuels plankton, captures carbon, and helps scientists track ocean health
Coral and mushrooms
When forests burn, nutrients and ash wash into rivers that reach the sea, harming coral reefs.
When corals bleach, coastal areas lose protection, and shore forests are battered by storms.
Land and ocean are inseparable.
What happens to one always affects the other.
Forests and oceans both have hidden networks. Fungi underground, corals under the sea