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How dead stuff at the bottom of the ocean helps slow the pace of climate change

How dead stuff at the bottom of the ocean helps slow the pace of climate change toggle caption PrakashLab, Stanford In the deep ocean, thousands of feet below the surface, it looks like it's snowing. Sponsor Message To predict how fast the planet is warming, climate scientists need to understand how much marine snow reaches the ocean floor. As climate change continues to impact the ocean, including its fundamental water chemistry, scientists say the dynamics of marine snow could also change. Sponsor Message "This is a really critical issue for understanding climate change – how it's going to change in the future and even how it's changing right now," Durkin says.

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