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Oceans are heating up at a quickening pace, say scientists
Why is it in news?
- New report on ocean heating.
What report says?
- Accelerating pace heating: The world’s oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet.
- Ocean heating is a very important indicator of climate change.
- About 93% of excess heat trapped around the Earth by greenhouse gases that come from the burning of fossil fuels accumulates in the world’s oceans.
- The latest report relied on four studies published between 2014 and 2017 that gave more precise estimates of past trends in ocean heat allowing scientists to update past research and hone predictions for the future. .
Source
The HIndu