A new study by 20 scientists from 13 institutions around the world has recorded the highest
The report was published on January 13, 2021 inmagazine "AchievementsVthe field of atmospheric sciences " (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences)and ended with a call for politicians and others to consider the long-term damage from warming oceans.
“More than 90% of excess heat is due to globalwarming is being absorbed by the oceans, ”said Lijing Cheng, lead author of the article and associate professor at the International Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). “However, due to the delayed ocean response to global warming, ocean trends will continue for at least several decades. It is time for society to adapt to the now inevitable consequences of unrelenting warming. But there is still time to take action and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ”
Using the method developed by IAP / CAS,the researchers calculated the ocean temperature and salinity of the oceans at a depth of 2,000 m. The work uses data obtained from all available observations from various measuring devices from the World Ocean Database. It is overseen by the National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration and the National Center for Environmental Information.
Scientists have found that in 2020, the top 2 thousand.m of the World Ocean absorbed 20 zettajoules more heat than in 2019. That amount of heat could boil 1.3 billion kettles, each containing 1.5 liters of water.
In addition to disrupting ecosystems, warming oceans and warmer atmospheres also contribute to more intense rainfall during all storms and especially hurricanes, increasing the risk of flooding.
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