Earth’s oceans hotter than any point in recorded history according to new study

The video discusses the record-high ocean temperatures due to human-induced greenhouse gases, with over 90% of global warming heat absorbed by oceans. Deep ocean temperatures are rising fastest in the Atlantic, Indian, and Northern Pacific Oceans. This warming intensifies cyclones, hurricanes, and rainfall, while also causing sea levels to rise due to water expansion. The study highlights the need for net-zero emissions to stop this trend. Despite a cooling La Nina event, the warming trend persists, leading to ice sheet melting in Greenland and Antarctica, further contributing to sea level rise.

What percentage of heat generated by global warming is absorbed by the oceans?

• 90%

• 70%

• 50%

• 100%

Which oceans are experiencing the fastest increase in temperatures?

• Mediterranean and Black Seas

• Atlantic, Indian, and Northern Pacific Oceans

• Arctic and Southern Oceans

• Caribbean and South China Seas

How does ocean warming affect cyclones and hurricanes?

• It reduces their intensity

• It has no effect

• It makes them more powerful

• It makes them less frequent

What is the impact of La Nina on the warming trend?

• It accelerates the warming trend

• It slightly reduces the warming trend

• It has no effect on the warming trend

• It completely reverses the warming trend

What is the consequence of heated ocean water on ice sheets?

• It strengthens them

• It causes them to expand

• It has no effect

• It causes them to melt