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Completely? No. But consider how much of a given square meter of sunlight on the ocean is photosynthesized by bacteria and algae, and how much becomes waste hea
by purpleflame1257 3y ago
Completely? No. But consider how much of a given square meter of sunlight on the ocean is photosynthesized by bacteria and algae, and how much becomes waste heat immediately.
- throwup238 3y agoThat's not "waste" heat as far as the ecosystem is concerned. It creates the ocean thermocline which drives ocean currents and nutrient exchange between layers. Without it everything in the ocean would starve from lack of basic minerals or suffocate due to lack of dissolved oxygen except around river deltas.