Ocean Warming has been more than quadrupled in the last 40 years – and scientists say there is only one way to slow it down

The global warming of the ocean has more than quadrupled in the last 40 years, scientists have revealed.

In the late 1980s, the ocean temperatures rose according to experts from the University of Reading at a speed of approximately 0.06 ° C per decade.

Now that percentage has risen to no less than 0.27 ° C per decade.

“If the oceans were a bathtub of water, the hot tap ran slowly in the 1980s, so that the water warmed up a fraction of a degree every decade,” says Professor Chris Merchant, main author of the study.

“But now the hot tap runs much faster and the warming has picked up speed.”

Looking ahead, the ‘plausible’ is that the temperature rise of the ocean will be exceeded in the next 20 years in the next 20 years.

According to the researchers, there is only one accurate way to delay global warming.

“The way to delay that warming is by starting with closing the hot tap, by reducing global carbon emissions and going to Net-Zero,” added Professor Merchant.

The global warming of the ocean has more than quadrupled in the last 40 years, scientists have revealed. Shown: a polar bear on melting ice in the North Pole area

The acceleration of global warming is served by the growing energy balance of the earth, according to the team.

This means that more energy from the sun is absorbed by our oceans than escapes back to the room.

Since 2010 this Imblance has been about doubled.

This is partly due to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and because the earth now reflects less sunlight in the space than before.

In particular, 2023 and early 2024 saw ‘unprecedented’ ocean temperatures – with 450 days straight on record -breaking highlights.

The researchers say that part of this heat came from El Nino – a natural warming event in the Pacific.

But when the team compared it to a similar El Nino in 2015-16, they discovered that the rest of the record heat could be explained by the sea surface that warmed up faster in the last 10 years than in previous decades.

In fact, 44 percent of record heat was due to the oceans that absorbed heat with a gearbox.

The warming of ocean water may sound pleasant for holidaymakers, but previous research has warned that it could have devastating effects, including coral blazing (depicted)

The warming of ocean water may sound pleasant for holidaymakers, but previous research has warned that it could have devastating effects, including coral blazing (depicted)

Global warming of ocean water may sound pleasant for holidaymakers, but earlier research has shown that it could have devastating effects.

“Heating of ocean water increases global sea level because water protrudes when it warms up,” De Noaa explained earlier.

‘Combined with water of melting glaciers on the land, threatens the rising sea natural ecosystems and human structures near coastlines around the world.

‘Heating ocean waters are also involved in the thinning of ice shelves and sea, which both have further consequences for the climate system of the earth.

‘Finally, the global warming of ocean waters threaten marine ecosystems and human livelihood.

‘For example, warm water endangers the health of corals, and in turn, the communities of marine life that depend on them for shelter and food.

“Ultimately, people who depend on sea fishing for food and jobs can under negative consequences of global warming.”

Carefully predicts the University of Reading Team that has yet to come the worst.

“It is likely that the rise in the ocean temperature will be exceeded in the next 20 years in the next 20 years,” they said in a statement.

Based on the findings, the researchers call for urgent action to curb CO2 emissions.

“This accelerating warming underlines the urgency of reducing fossil fuel burning to prevent even faster temperature rises in the future and to stabilize the climate,” they concluded.

Coral displaces small marine algae when nautical sails rise so that they turn white

Corals have a symbiotic relationship with a small marine algae called ‘zooxanthellae’ that live in and feed them.

When the temperatures of the sea surface rise, corals expel the colorful algae. The loss of the algae causes them to bleach and become white.

These bleached states can last a maximum of six weeks, and while corals can recover if the temperature drops and the algae returns, seriously bleached corals die and are covered by algae.

In both cases this makes it difficult to distinguish between healthy corals and dead corals of satellite images.

This bleach recently killed up to 80 percent of the corals in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef.

Bothing events of this nature takes place four times more often worldwide than before.

An aerial photo of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. The corals of the Great Barrier Reef have undergone two consecutive bleaching events in 2016 and earlier this year, so that the concern of experts about the capacity for reefs to survive under global heating are expressed

An aerial photo of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. The corals of the Great Barrier Reef have undergone two consecutive bleaching events in 2016 and earlier this year, so that the concern of experts about the capacity for reefs to survive under global heating are expressed

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