Climate Change A Triple Threat For The Ocean Monterey Bay Aquarium The ipcc report details the triple threat of climate change to ocean ecosystems: warming, acidification and deoxygenation. the top 200 meters (656 feet) of the ocean have warmed roughly 0.6°c (1°f) since 1870. in 2018, the ocean had its warmest year on record — a trend that increases the likelihood of marine heat waves, harmful algal blooms. The climate challenge. the ocean is bearing the brunt of our carbon emissions — absorbing much of the excess heat and carbon we emit, and quietly protecting us from even more extreme changes in our climate. but this vital service comes at a cost: climate change is causing the ocean to become warmer, more acidic and depleted of oxygen.
Climate Change A Triple Threat For The Ocean Monterey Bay Aquarium The ipcc report details the triple threat of climate change to ocean ecosystems: warming, acidification, and deoxygenation. the top 200 meters (656 feet) of the ocean have warmed roughly 0.6°c (1°f) since 1870. in 2018, the ocean had its warmest year on record —a trend that increases the likelihood of marine heat waves, harmful algal blooms. Our own researchers at the monterey bay aquarium have seen an increase in the number of juvenile great white sharks in monterey bay, and they suspect a link with climate change. typically, these animals inhabit the warm waters of southern california, but since 2014 they have been seen in monterey bay more frequently. In the midst of climate week and national clean energy week, a major climate science report is coming out. on wednesday, september 25 at 5am et, the intergovernmental panel on climate change (ipcc) will release the special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate. more than 100 leading scientists from 36 countries prepared the. The monterey bay aquarium tracked 79 juvenile sharks and found great whites have not only adapted to the perils of climate change, but thrived in them. great white sharks are thriving in monterey.
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