{
  "id": 9366154,
  "title": "Why a healthy seafloor matters for the Earth system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/why-a-healthy-seafloor-matters-for-the-earth-system",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:40:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-healthy-seafloor-earth.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The seafloor is more than just the ground beneath the sea. Two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by oceans, which have an average depth of almost 4 kilometers (2.5 miles). For a long time, the seafloor's remoteness protected it from widespread human disturbance. But that is changing: Bottom trawling now reaches depths of around 4,000 meters (13,100 feet) and already disturbs up to 2% of the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}