{"id":240268,"date":"2023-07-17T11:05:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T15:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=298514"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:40:27","slug":"do-you-remember-the-sea-of-another-color-you-are-not-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/do-you-remember-the-sea-of-another-color-you-are-not-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Blue: Unraveling the Enigma of a Sea that Defies Traditional Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than half of the world&#8217;s oceans have significantly changed color in the past 20 years, and obviously, climate change is to blame.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dc4321da-9b2e-11e6-b8c8-00163ed833e7\/107793415\/twitter-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Twitter<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The oceans located around the equator have changed to a greener hue<\/strong>, a trend that cannot be solely explained by natural year-to-year variability. There is something more\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/you-didnt-realize-but-monday-was-the-hottest-day-in-the-history-of-earth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called global warming<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are impacting the ecosystem in a way we haven&#8217;t seen before,&#8221; explains Alexandra Witze, oceanographer and climatologist at the National Oceanography Centre in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oceans are changing colours &amp; climate change is to blame | WION Climate Tracker\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Us1HE18nhWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The answer is biological and it is phytoplankton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The color of the ocean changes based on what is present in its upper layers, as explained in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-023-06321-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nature<\/a>. <strong>Bluer oceans typically have less life, while greener oceans have more phytoplankton<\/strong>, marine algae that undergo photosynthesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Phytoplankton serves as the foundation of the marine food web<\/strong>, providing fuel for zooplankton and fish, which are then consumed by larger fish, seabirds, and marine mammals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But phytoplankton also plays a crucial role in combating the climate crisis. Researchers estimate that <strong>the oceans absorb around 30% of the carbon dioxide produced by humans<\/strong>, largely due to the photosynthesis of these algae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scientists thought they would need many more years of data before they could spot signs of climate change in the colour of the oceans <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mBGfBV2Fgy\">https:\/\/t.co\/mBGfBV2Fgy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; nature (@Nature) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nature\/status\/1679922509355859984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Different types of plankton reflect and absorb light differently, which means that a change in the color of the ocean equates to a change in the ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These changes could have a domino effect on the entire food chain and even impact the ocean&#8217;s ability to store carbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cael and his colleagues examined data from NASA&#8217;s Aqua satellite&#8217;s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), which has been monitoring the color of the ocean for 21 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The team analyzed measurements from seven visible wavelengths and found that between 2002 and 2022, color changes occurred in 56%<\/strong> of the oceans, primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. The results were published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Climate-change trends emerge more rapidly in ocean colour. [&#8230;] On the whole, low-latitude <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oceans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#oceans<\/a> have become greener in the past 20 years.&quot;<br><br>Why? Changes in nutrient levels, in the ecosystem, and colour?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Science?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Science<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ecology?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ecology<\/a> <br>\u23ef\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/378vMPwVk4\">https:\/\/t.co\/378vMPwVk4<\/a><br>\u23ef\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5PLrB3QGef\">https:\/\/t.co\/5PLrB3QGef<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YVBUpW7RHJ\">pic.twitter.com\/YVBUpW7RHJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Manuela Casasoli (@manuelacasasoli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manuelacasasoli\/status\/1679829105104093185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To determine if the trend was related to climate change, the team turned to a model created by Stephanie Dutkiewicz<\/strong>, co-author of the study, in 2019, 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