A record high. Its risen to just under 21 Degrees Celsius, or nearly 70 fahrenheit, in august. Thats far above the average for this time of year, and researchers say it could have serious consequences for the global environment. Our Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt reports. Theyve been taking measurements of Ocean Temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century and for the last 50 or so years, theyve showed a slow but steady increase up about a third of a degree a decade. Have we got a reading for today yet, do you know . I heard them Say Something around 18 or 19 which is. Wow . Four Degrees Higher than it should be. Its been a similar pattern globally. Rising Sea Temperatures and increasing numbers of Marine Heatwaves, and it has just reached a new peak 20. 96 Degrees Celsius the highest Global Average sea temperature ever recorded. The worlds warming waters are a dangerous trend, say experts. Peoples perspective is that the ocean, you know, its so big, its so vast that it can buf
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the impact of this event on organisms and on the physical state of the ocean. for myself, i am a coral reef restoration specialist, so we are working on actually restoring reefs in this event and how the reefs faired during this event will give us information as to how we can improve our methods going forward in the face of continued climate change. and katey, last question you said it might not feel like a big difference to us, this temperature change in the ocean. what s your message to americans and people around the world really of why they need to pay attention to this? so, this is important because coastal communities all around the world, and even near coastal communities, depend on the ocean and healthy marine ecosystems, whether that s as a food source or a source of tourism revenue from people coming to see beautiful reefs all around the world, and recent other marine ecosystems, healthy, intact ecosystems, are really important for coastal protection, reducing coastal erosi
like much to us, but corals, which are the organisms that make up coral reefs, are very sensitive to even a couple degrees temperature change. so as we ve seen very high temperatures for a prolonged period of time here and in other locations, we are seeing those effects on corals that can affect their health. so we ve been talking about marine life and the impact on them. what about the impact on the atmosphere, the climate? so with increased levels of carbon dioxide that have been well documented for decades now, we re seeing a warmer atmosphere. and that actually directly translates to a warmer ocean because the ocean absorbs up to 90% of the atmosphere s heat. so what can be done about this marine heat wave? right now we are trying to collect as much data as possible. that s everyone from meteorologists to oceanographers to marine biologists like myself to really try and understand the impact of this event on organisms and on the physical state of the ocean. for myself, i am a coral