Assertion: climate change | /r/CapableOf | affect coastal marine environment
Facets:
value: in the pacific northwest
type: LOCATION
value: by increasing ocean temperature
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In the Pacific Northwest, climate change may affect the coastal marine environment by increasing ocean temperature, increasing the vertical stratification of the water column (reducing mixing which is important to the marine food chain), and changing the intensity and timing of coastal winds and upwelling.