Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds

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1. SEATTLE (AP) — For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacterium, which forms the foundation of [the marine food web](https://apnews.com/article/antarctica-krill-whales-global-warming-fishing-boom-bd7708913cd1482ae190365b04d98ede) and helps regulate the planet’s climate, will decline sharply as seas heat up.

2. Of course they do. I hope future generations have the opportunity to look back in shock at our collective arrogance in continuing to perturb a chaotic system thinking we could predict and manage the results.

3. Sometimes I wonder if we’ll eventually kill off our oxygen supply. Then you’ll see the climate change deniers being the first ones to buy up all the bottles of oxygen

4. Hey so we’re heading right into Soylent Green Territory now

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