Warming oceans are ‘sick,’ global scientists warn

Hotter oceans have killed off coral reefs at an unprecedented rate, reducing fish species by eliminating their habitats. -AFP filepic

HONOLULU: Global warming is making the oceans sicker than ever before, spreading disease among animals and humans and threatening food security across the planet, a major scientific report said on Monday.

The findings, based on peer-reviewed research, were compiled by 80 scientists from 12 countries, experts said at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.