Ocean
World’s oceans warming at increasingly faster rate, new study finds
Ocean water has absorbed more than 90% of the excess heat and nearly 30% of the carbon dioxide generated by human consumption of fossil fuels The world’s oceans are warming at a quickening rate, with the past 20 years accounting for half of the increase in ocean heat content that has occurred since pre-industrial times, […]
‘Ocean economics’ study shows $2tr/yr cost of climate change
The economic value of the world’s oceans could drop by $2 trillion a year by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise on their current trend, according to a Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) study. The Valuing the Ocean report, a summary of which was released on Wednesday, calculates the economic impact over the next […]
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