Ocean Warming | Vital Signs – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA.

Key Takeaway: Water can store a lot of heat (compared to the air), which means the ocean can absorb excess heat from a warming atmosphere. About 90% of the excess heat from planetary warming over the past century has been absorbed by the ocean, causing ocean temperatures to rise. Modern recordkeeping for ocean temperatures began in 1955. Latest Measurement: December 2024 372 (± 2) zettajoules since 1955 Water has a high heat capacity, which means it can store a lot of heat. The atmosphere has warmed from increased greenhouse gases. About 90% of that excess heat has been absorbed by the…

saved by

• Benjamin Ma

related reading

• This chart of ocean heat is terrifyingvox.com
• Atlantic meridional overturning circulation - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
• The ocean – the world’s greatest ally against climate change | United Nationsun.org
• Oceans are facing a mass extinction event comparable to the ‘Great Dying’interestingengineering.com
• Climate change | 80,000 Hours80000hours.org
• El Niño–Southern Oscillationen.wikipedia.org
• Why you need to worry about the ‘wet-bulb temperature’ | Climate science | The Guardiantheguardian.com
• Seaflooding - by Tomas Pueyo - Uncharted Territoriesunchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
• Why Near-Term Warming Matters — Spark Climate Solutionssparkclimate.org
• What's the impact of extreme heat and heat waves on human health?journalistsresource.org
• A World Without Clouds | Quanta Magazinegetpocket.com
• Climate change: El Niño ends with uncertainty over cooler futurebbc.com