Boiling seas and scorched land
2 months, 1 week ago

Boiling seas and scorched land

Hindustan Times  

A multi-country study that mapped heating across eight oceanic regions has found that six of these were at their warmest in 2024. This is the bleak backdrop to the succinct summation by Lijing Cheng, the lead researcher of the 2024 study: Broken records in the ocean have become a broken record. The heating up of the oceans accounts for more than a third of the global mean sea level rise through thermal expansion, worsening sinking risks for coastal and island habitations. It intensifies extreme weather events such as typhoons and marine heatwaves, even as these become more frequent than historically observed, in seas they were practically unheard of — India, for instance, has been seeing cyclones batter its western coast in recent years, which had been safe from such phenomena for centuries. Cheng’s “broken record”, therefore, is also an idiom for the warnings sounded by climate experts on warming ever since climate action became a topic of global negotiation; while the warnings continue to intensify with the intensification of the climate crisis, it is the climate action so far and the proposals for the coming decades — or more exactly, the severe deficiencies these carry — that makes the warnings a broken record.

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Oceans warming four times faster than in 1980s, study finds
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Oceans warming four times faster than in 1980s, study finds

The Hindu  

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Oceans boiled in 2024: Seas experienced hottest temperature, global weather to be hit
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India Today  

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Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say

The Independent  

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2024 first year with average temperature exceeding 1.5°C
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2024 first year with average temperature exceeding 1.5°C

New Indian Express  

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What climate records were broken in 2024?
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What climate records were broken in 2024?

Al Jazeera  

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2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold

The Independent  

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Damning climate change report reveals how records were smashed for greenhouse gas concentrations, global temperatures and sea level rise last year - as experts warn '2023 will linger long in the memor
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Daily Mail  

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The oceans are weirdly hot. Scientists are trying to figure out why

NPR  

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Earth’s ‘greatest natural wonder’ faces existential threat from hottest ocean temperatures in 400 years
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The Independent  

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Warning of more deaths as 2024 set to be hottest year on record
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Warning of more deaths as 2024 set to be hottest year on record

The Independent  

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A look at the fight against global warming
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A look at the fight against global warming

Hindustan Times  

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Hurricanes, heatwaves and rising seas: The impacts of record ocean heat
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricanes, heatwaves and rising seas: The impacts of record ocean heat

BBC  

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Data Munching | We can't turn a blind eye to climate change when sea surface temperatures rise
1 year, 1 month ago

Data Munching | We can't turn a blind eye to climate change when sea surface temperatures rise

Hindustan Times  

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Alarming ocean temperatures helped make 2023 the hottest year
1 year, 2 months ago

Alarming ocean temperatures helped make 2023 the hottest year

Live Mint  

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1 year, 2 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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1 year, 4 months ago

2023 ‘near certain’ to be hottest year humans have ever experienced, scientists say

The Independent  

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Climate scientists warn nature's 'anaesthetics' have worn off, now Earth is feeling the pain as ocean heating hits record highs
1 year, 7 months ago

Climate scientists warn nature's 'anaesthetics' have worn off, now Earth is feeling the pain as ocean heating hits record highs

ABC  

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New data reveals 2023 is on track for record heat — and next year should be even hotter
1 year, 7 months ago

New data reveals 2023 is on track for record heat — and next year should be even hotter

ABC  

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Ocean heat record smashed amid ‘hot tub’ temperatures
1 year, 7 months ago

Ocean heat record smashed amid ‘hot tub’ temperatures

The Independent  

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Playing with fire: We are not just breaking heat records, we are smashing them
1 year, 8 months ago

Playing with fire: We are not just breaking heat records, we are smashing them

The Independent  

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Parts of Europe, China and US sizzle under record-breaking heat
1 year, 8 months ago

Parts of Europe, China and US sizzle under record-breaking heat

Al Jazeera  

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Recent events that indicate Earth’s climate has entered uncharted territory

Associated Press  

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Marine heatwaves ‘catastrophic’ for ocean life, say scientists
1 year, 9 months ago

Marine heatwaves ‘catastrophic’ for ocean life, say scientists

The Independent  

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The likelihood that Earth briefly hits key warming threshold grows bigger and closer, UN forecasts
1 year, 10 months ago

The likelihood that Earth briefly hits key warming threshold grows bigger and closer, UN forecasts

Associated Press  

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Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
1 year, 10 months ago

Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike

Associated Press  

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Burning Hot: These regions are likely to witness record-smashing heat waves
1 year, 11 months ago

Burning Hot: These regions are likely to witness record-smashing heat waves

Firstpost  

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‘Off the charts’: UN report highlights rapid climate breakdown
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Off the charts’: UN report highlights rapid climate breakdown

Al Jazeera  

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Satellite image reveals how global ocean ocean is hotter than ever
1 year, 11 months ago

Satellite image reveals how global ocean ocean is hotter than ever

The Independent  

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Greenland Ice Sheet is hottest it has ever been and will cause sea levels to rise by 20in by 2100
2 years, 2 months ago

Greenland Ice Sheet is hottest it has ever been and will cause sea levels to rise by 20in by 2100

Daily Mail  

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the hottest it has ever been and will cause global sea levels to rise by 20 inches by 2100 if it keeps warming at the same pace, scientists have warned. Concern: The Greenland Ice Sheet is the hottest it has ever been and will cause global sea levels to rise by 20 inches by 2100 …

Explained | World’s oceans warmest on record in 2022: study
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | World’s oceans warmest on record in 2022: study

The Hindu  

The story so far: For the fourth year in a row, the world’s oceans recorded extreme heating in 2022 on account of anthropological activities like greenhouse gas emissions. A study conducted by researchers from 16 institutes worldwide and published in the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences analyses factors that drive heating trends in the world’s oceans. Rising ocean temperatures strengthen the …

Climate Crisis: World’s oceans hit record high heat in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Climate Crisis: World’s oceans hit record high heat in 2022

Live Mint  

When we think of the climate crisis, the first thing we usually think of is the way that global air temperatures are rising. As has been amply demonstrated by climate science, it’s the oceans that first absorb the excess heat generated by our burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal. The paper, Another Year Of Record Heat For The …

Past eight years eight hottest on record, UN report warns
2 years, 4 months ago

Past eight years eight hottest on record, UN report warns

Al Jazeera  

The UN’s weather and climate body outlines ‘chronicle of climate chaos’ as COP27 talks get under way in Egypt. The past eight years are on track to be the hottest ever recorded, a United Nations report has found, as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the planet was sending “a distress signal”. The UN’s weather and climate body released its …

Extreme heat waves in oceans become ‘new normal’, threaten marine life, study warns
3 years, 1 month ago

Extreme heat waves in oceans become ‘new normal’, threaten marine life, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Excessively warm ocean temperatures caused by climate change are the “new normal,” according to a …

‘Very real’: 2021 was sixth-hottest year since records began
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Very real’: 2021 was sixth-hottest year since records began

Al Jazeera  

The past eight years were the eight hottest since record-keeping began in 1880, said US government scientists. “So it’s not quite as headline-dominating as being the warmest on record, but give it another few years and we’ll see another one of those” records, said climate scientist Zeke Hausfather of the Berkeley Earth monitoring group that also ranked 2021 the sixth …

Ocean temperatures ‘relentlessly increasing’ due to climate crisis
3 years, 2 months ago

Ocean temperatures ‘relentlessly increasing’ due to climate crisis

The Independent  

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Global warming to make extreme coastal events far more common: Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Global warming to make extreme coastal events far more common: Study

India Today  

Extreme coastal events happening every 100 years currently are expected to occur, on average, every year by the end of this century due to global warming, according to a study. The researchers predict that because of rising temperatures, extreme sea levels along coastlines globally will become 100 times more frequent by the end of the century in about half of …

Earth's Oceans Have Warmed Consistently For Last 12,000 Years Affecting Climate Change
4 years, 1 month ago

Earth's Oceans Have Warmed Consistently For Last 12,000 Years Affecting Climate Change

News 18  

Earth’s oceans have been warming consistently throughout the last 12,000 years, according to research published Wednesday that authors said showed clearly humanity’s profound effect on the climate. Previous estimates of sea temperatures stretching back millennia have traditionally been based on analysis of preserved rock, and concluded that oceans hit their temperature peak around 6,000 years ago before gradually cooling. Adjusting …

Over 90 pc of human-made warming is absorbed by oceans, record high temps witnessed in 2020: Study
4 years, 2 months ago

Over 90 pc of human-made warming is absorbed by oceans, record high temps witnessed in 2020: Study

Firstpost  

A new study, conducted by researchers from the National Center for Atmospheric Research has found that the temperatures in the upper 2,000 metres of the ocean hit a record high in 2020. Speaking about it, co-author of the study Kevin Trenberth revealed that ocean heat has exacerbated many significant climate-related events in recent history and has also contributed to the …

Climate Change Tracker: The global ocean heated up to record levels in 2020
4 years, 2 months ago

Climate Change Tracker: The global ocean heated up to record levels in 2020

Live Mint  

In the first week of 2021, 2020 was declared the joint-warmest year ever recorded, tying with 2016 for this dubious distinction. Prepared by a team of scientists from the US, China and Italy, the report states that not only was 2020 the hottest year on record for the global ocean, but also that the five hottest years have occurred since …

Oceans hit highest temperature on record in 2019
5 years, 2 months ago

Oceans hit highest temperature on record in 2019

Al Jazeera  

The ocean temperature last year was about 0.075 degrees Celsius above the 1981-2010 average. The world’s oceans last year reached the highest temperature ever recorded, and the rate at which they are warming is speeding up, according to a new study. The ocean temperature last year was about 0.075 degrees Celsius above the 1981-2010 average, the research published in the …

Oceans were the hottest they’ve ever been in 2018
6 years, 2 months ago

Oceans were the hottest they’ve ever been in 2018

CNN  

Story highlights 2018 was the hottest on record for Earth's oceans The hottest 5 years have all occurred since 2014 Ocean heating provides proof of global warming Warmer oceans lead to sea level rise, stronger storms CNN — Last year was the hottest for the planet’s oceans since global records began in 1958, according to an international team of scientists …

Oceans are warming faster than expected, new temperature record set in 2018
6 years, 2 months ago

Oceans are warming faster than expected, new temperature record set in 2018

Firstpost  

The oceans are warming faster than previously estimated, damaging marine life said scientists. The oceans are warming faster than previously estimated, setting a new temperature record in 2018 in a trend that is damaging marine life, scientists said on 1o January. New measurements, aided by an international network of 3,900 floats deployed in the oceans since 2000, showed more warming …

Oceans heating up faster than expected, set record in 2018
6 years, 2 months ago

Oceans heating up faster than expected, set record in 2018

Al Jazeera  

Scientific findings raise new concerns about pace of climate change and its effects on marine life and sea levels. The world’s oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace and faster than previously estimated, setting a new temperature record in 2018 as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life, scientists have warned. A key factor in the more …

World’s oceans rise to hottest temperatures ever recorded ‘by far’
7 years, 1 month ago

World’s oceans rise to hottest temperatures ever recorded ‘by far’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world’s oceans rose to the highest temperatures ever recorded by far in 2017, scientists …

The last time the oceans got this warm, sea levels were 20 to 30 feet higher than they are today
8 years, 2 months ago

The last time the oceans got this warm, sea levels were 20 to 30 feet higher than they are today

LA Times  

Researchers analyzed data on sea surface temperature records during the last interglacial period, which took place some 129,000 to 116,000 years ago. The last interglacial period, which took place some 129,000 to 116,000 years ago, is a particularly intriguing chapter in Earth’s relatively recent history because of what it could tell us about today’s climate, said lead author Jeremy Hoffman, …

Study: Man-made heat put in oceans has doubled since 1997
9 years, 2 months ago

Study: Man-made heat put in oceans has doubled since 1997

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The amount of man-made heat energy absorbed by the seas has doubled since 1997, a study released Monday showed. So since 1997, Earth’s oceans have absorbed man-made heat energy equivalent to a Hiroshima-style bomb being exploded every second for 75 straight years. “The changes we’re talking about, they are really, really big numbers,” said study co-author Paul Durack, …

Climate: 15 scary facts about rising seas (Opinion)
9 years, 9 months ago

Climate: 15 scary facts about rising seas (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN columnist John D. Sutter is reporting on a tiny number – 2 degrees – that may have a huge effect on the future. CNN — I’m recently back from the Marshall Islands – one of the low-lying Pacific island nations that literally could be wiped off the map by climate change and rising seas. And crossing certain …

Climate: 15 scary facts about rising seas (Opinion)
9 years, 9 months ago

Climate: 15 scary facts about rising seas (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN columnist John D. Sutter is reporting on a tiny number – 2 degrees – that may have a huge effect on the future. CNN — I’m recently back from the Marshall Islands – one of the low-lying Pacific island nations that literally could be wiped off the map by climate change and rising seas. And crossing certain …

Climate panel forecast: Higher seas, temperatures
11 years, 5 months ago

Climate panel forecast: Higher seas, temperatures

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Top scientists have a better idea of how global warming will shape the 21st century: In a new report, they predict sea levels will be much higher than previously thought and pinpoint how dangerously hot it’s likely to get. “There is something in this report to worry everyone,” said Chris Field, a Carnegie Institution scientist who is a …

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