Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures continued a trend of breaking records in 2020. A new study, authored by 20 scientists from 13 institutes around the world, reported the highest ocean temperatures since 1955 from surface level to a depth of 2,000 meters.
Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures continued a trend
More bad news on Global Warming. The oceans continue to reach record high temperatures. Here’s an excerpt from the article written by 20 scientists from 13 different institutes around the globe. “Over 90% of the excess heat due to global warming is absorbed by the oceans, so ocean warming is a direct indicator of global warming — the warming we.
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IMAGE: Fishing boats amidst Arctic sea smoke near Qingdao, China on January 7th. Arctic sea smoke is a result of frigid air passing over relatively warm water; the phenomenon is rare,. view more
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Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures continued a trend of breaking records in 2020. A new study, authored by 20 scientists from 13 institutes around the world, reported the highest ocean temperatures since 1955 from surface level to a depth of 2,000 meters.
The report was published on January 13 in
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences and concluded with a plea to the policymakers and others to consider the lasting damage warmer oceans can cause as they attempt to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Researchers from China studied records of ocean temperatures and salinities
They looked at measurements taken to a depth of 1.24 miles below sea level
Oceans act as a buffer against global warming, taking in 90 per cent of the heat
The oceans upper layers absorbed an extra 20 Zettajoules of energy this year
However, this will see more natural catastrophes like the wildfires seen in 2020