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Oxford must come up with something significantly different for its annual update in addition to expected changes to maps, and here they don't disappoint. This edition highlights environmental concerns in its opening text section, "The Future of the Oceans and Seas." There, a two-page overview discusses marine temperatures, salinity, and resources; mechanisms such as "oceanic conveyor belts"; and specific problems on the Australian coast and in oceanic carbon dioxide content, both caused by human-driven climate change. The next spread, "The Issues," covers fishing, acidification, plasti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More