# Daily Episode 241 - And it starts at the bottom

An episode of [Breaking Down: Collapse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534972612), 15 Sep 2026, 14 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64e11b3fcc399200115010f0/e/6aa85914564171e32a3a33fc/media.mp3

Today we take a look at the bottom of the marine food chain, where new research indicates things aren't looking to great: Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050 Seaweed carbon removal cannot keep up with climate-driven loss | PLOS Biology Projected declines in zooplankton energy supporting Northwest European Shelf ecosystems | Communications Earth & Environment s43247-026-03840-1_reference.pdf (PDF) Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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