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Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Robert" data-source="post: 77205548" data-attributes="member: 433135"><p style="text-align: right"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2021-05-15c-cap-halve-sea-ice.html" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]330572[/ATTACH]</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2021-05-15c-cap-halve-sea-ice.html" target="_blank">According to a study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a half-degree Celsius increase in global temperatures could have significant impacts on oceans</a>. <a href="https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/ocean-impacts" target="_blank">The study found that even a small increase in temperature could lead to more frequent and severe heatwaves, coral bleaching, and sea-level rise</a>. <a href="https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-sea-surface-temperature" target="_blank">The ocean absorbs about 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases</a><a href="https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/ocean-warming" target="_blank">, which can cause thermal expansion and contribute to sea-level rise</a>. <a href="https://www.epa.gov/climateimpacts/climate-change-impacts-ocean-and-marine-resources" target="_blank">Warmer water also holds less oxygen, which can lead to dead zones</a><a href="https://www.epa.gov/climateimpacts/climate-change-impacts-ocean-and-marine-resources" target="_blank">5</a>. The IPCC report also found that ocean acidification could increase if global temperatures continue to rise. This could have significant impacts on marine life and ecosystems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frank Robert, post: 77205548, member: 433135"] [RIGHT][/RIGHT] [INDENT][URL='https://phys.org/news/2021-05-15c-cap-halve-sea-ice.html'][ATTACH type="full" align="left" width="492px" alt="1682700459446.png"]330572[/ATTACH][/URL][/INDENT] [JUSTIFY][/JUSTIFY] [URL='https://phys.org/news/2021-05-15c-cap-halve-sea-ice.html']According to a study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a half-degree Celsius increase in global temperatures could have significant impacts on oceans[/URL]. [URL='https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/ocean-impacts']The study found that even a small increase in temperature could lead to more frequent and severe heatwaves, coral bleaching, and sea-level rise[/URL]. [URL='https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-sea-surface-temperature']The ocean absorbs about 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases[/URL][URL='https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/ocean-warming'], which can cause thermal expansion and contribute to sea-level rise[/URL]. [URL='https://www.epa.gov/climateimpacts/climate-change-impacts-ocean-and-marine-resources']Warmer water also holds less oxygen, which can lead to dead zones[/URL][URL='https://www.epa.gov/climateimpacts/climate-change-impacts-ocean-and-marine-resources']5[/URL]. The IPCC report also found that ocean acidification could increase if global temperatures continue to rise. This could have significant impacts on marine life and ecosystems. [/QUOTE]
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