Ocean Warming
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Half of Antarctica's glacier-retaining ice shelves at risk of crumbling due to climate change
•The findings show that atmospheric warming is attacking ice shelves from above as well as warm ocean water at the surface.
Machine learning finds use in creating sharper maps of 'ecosystem' lines in the ocean
Eos •The research could complement ongoing efforts to better manage fisheries and detect species shifts due to climate change with satellites.
World oceans were warmest in 2019 than any other time in recorded history: Study
•Over the 6 decades past, recent warming was 450% that of earlier warming — a big increase in rate of climate change effects.
Social vulnerability to the climate crisis has decreased despite more frequent natural disasters
Raghumurtugudde •Extreme rainfall, droughts and heatwaves have hit Karnataka, Telangana, Chattisgarh, Odisha and the Northeast with increasing intensity and frequency.
Global warming: October 2019 might have been second-hottest month in the second-hottest year on record
Tech2 News Staff •The report comes after numerous similar studies of monthly global temperatures that show Earth's climate has warmed steadily.
IPCC Ocean and Cryosphere Report: How is climate change affecting India's ocean ecosystems?
Raghu Roxy •The tropics in general and India must focus on the lack of long-term sustained Indian and Pacific ocean observations.
IPCC Oceans and Cryosphere Report: Melting glaciers and natural disasters in Himalayas to become more frequent
Roxy Raghu •Mitigating climate change and adapting to its effect in high mountains won't be easy, but it is the need of the hour.
IPCC report paints catastrophic picture of rising sea levels, reality maybe worse
•The difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of heating is important for the poles, which warms faster than the global average.
Not convinced climate action is urgent? Here's what happens to Earth over 1.5 degrees Celsius of global heating
•At 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, we could expect to lose between 70 and 90 percent of our coral reefs.
Warming oceans, melting glaciers have been 'taking the heat' from climate change for decades: IPCC Report
Tech2 News Staff •Experts highlighted that countries will either have to pay the cost of climate-related damages now, or invest in climate adaptation for the future.