Scientists measuring marine health as metric for climate change

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Scientists measuring marine health as metric for climate change

As the latest U.S. presidential debate showed, “climate change” is one of the issues where the two candidates hold opposite views.

President Donald Trump said he sees the Paris Climate Accord as a one-sided deal that punishes Americans.

Democratic candidate Joe Biden expressed the urgent need to re-join the agreement and hold other countries accountable for keeping their commitments.

As part of our on-going series on climate change, CGTN’s Ediz Tiyansan looks at the destruction of U.S. ecosystems and wildlife.

Scientists are using the health and behavior of marine animals as a metric for destructive climate change.