The ocean is warming 400% faster than it was four decades ago

In 2023 and 2024, sea surface temperatures broke records – 450 days in a row. The rate of warming is now more than four times higher than it was in the 1980s, a new study shows. Unless our emissions are drastically reduced, warming will accelerate even faster over the next 200 years, scientists warn.

For a long time, it was assumed that sea temperatures were rising in a straight line. However, a new study refutes this assumption: the fact that the world's oceans are heating up faster and faster is largely due to climate change.

Ocean Temperatures Are Rising Much Faster Than Scientists Expected.

And they’re not slowing down anytime soon.

It has been known for some time that sea temperatures are rising. However, it was previously assumed that the increase would be linear. A study now shows that the increase is accelerating more rapidly, and is several times higher than in the 1980s. The study also examined the influence that humans have on this.

The ocean is warming 400% faster than it was four decades ago

Over the past few decades, rising ocean temperatures have become a major concern for scientists and environmentalists alike. While climate change has long been linked to warmer seas, new research suggests the situation is escalating faster than expected. A new study has revealed that the surface of our oceans is warming four times faster than in the late 1980s—a trend that could have serious consequences for life on Earth. But the warming of our…

Deep Water: Panel discusses politics, perils facing global oceans at JLF

Jaipur, Feb 1 (PTI) A panel of Australian author James Bradley, Australian ambassador to India Philip Green, and climate-tech investor Mridula Ramesh discussed the various perils facing the oceans, including the decline in coral reefs, mangroves and an increase in sea levels.They were speaking at a session, titled “Deep Water: The World in the Ocean”, at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival.Ramesh, the award-winning author of “The Climate Solu…