Through countless acts of careless behavior exhibited by humans, we have caused a myriad of problems that have permanently damaged our environment. An example of a consequence resulting from mistreatment of the planet is ocean dead zones, commonly referred to as a “reduced level of oxygen” in the water, where we lack “enough oxygen to support marine life” (Paine, 1 ). These dead zones are caused by a large concentration of chemical nutrients found in the oceans, which leads to a large amount of algae that destroys the amount of oxygen available within the zones. As we have continually increased fertilizer use and fossil fuel use (a well-known and infamous practice), the number of dead zones in coastal oceans “has spread exponentially since the 1960s” and has resulted in “serious consequences for ecosystem functioning” (Diaz, Rosenberg, 1). Dead zones create what is commonly referred to as a “biological desert”; a particular spot that should be teeming with life is completely dead due to tampering with the environment (in this case, ocean dead zones), and will become a major problem in the near future if we don't find a method to stop it and, what's more important, make sure that human beings realize that by not taking care of the environment, we are creating inconvenience for ourselves and not only for the surrounding environment. In recent years, marine life, such as crustaceans and starfish, has washed up on shore, meaning that much of the area where fish should live comfortably is filled with too much oxygen and is therefore no longer a habitable area for them; this problem could be attributed in particular to climate change or global warming... the focus of the article ......to increase biodiversity” The Examiner, 2013. Web.5. Jacquot, Jeremy Elton. “Tropical dead zones are set to expand by 50% due to climate change.” TreeHugger, 2008. Web.6. Diaz, Robert J., Rosenberg, Rutger. “Spread of dead zones and consequences for marine ecosystems.” ScienceMagazine, vol. 321, 2008. Web.7. Merchant, Brian. “An Introduction to Marine Dead Zones Caused by Global Warming” TreeHugger, 2009. Web.8. Breitburg, Batiuk. “Derivation of Habitat-Specific Dissolved Oxygen Criteria for the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2009. Web.9. Pain, Victor. “What causes ocean dead zones?” Scientific American, 2012. Web.10. Shen, Jian. “Hypoxia in a coastal inlet of the Chesapeake Bay: a model diagnostic study of oxygen dynamics” Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, 2008. Web.