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June 28, 2022

U.N. Issues Dire Warning That World Faces "Ocean Emergency" 
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In Lisbon, Portugal, the United Nations has kicked off a five-day
conference on restoring the health of the world's oceans.
Secretary-General António Guterres warned that global heating is pushing
ocean temperatures to record levels, creating fiercer and more frequent
storms and pushing sea levels higher. Rob Higgs, a climate activist with
the group Extinction Rebellion, joined protests ahead of the talks.

Rob Higgs: "The oceans are empty. We're catching less fish now than we
were 30 years ago, with all the advances in technology. The seas are
dying, and we need an appropriate urgency that we're not seeing from our
leaders."



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