The surface temperature of the world’s oceans has hit its highest ever level as climate breakdown from burning fossil fuels causes the oceans to heat. Global average daily sea surface temperatures (SST) hit 20.96C this week, breaking the record of 20.95C reached in 2016, according to the Copernicus climate modelling service. Scientists say it is likely the record will continue to be broken, as usually oceans are at their hottest globally in March, not August.
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00:00 The surface temperature of the world's oceans has hit its highest ever level as climate
00:07 breakdown from burning fossil fuels causes the oceans to heat.
00:11 Global average daily sea surface temperatures, that is FSC, hit 20.96 degrees Celsius this
00:18 week, breaking the record of 20.95 degrees Celsius reached in 2016, according to Copernicus
00:26 Climate Modelling Service.
00:27 Scientists say it is likely the record will continue to be broken as usually oceans are
00:32 at their hottest globally in March, not August.
00:37 The ocean temperature records are being broken around the world with dire consequences for
00:42 the health of the planet, and the Earth does not benefit from this signal.
00:46 It follows a pattern of global sea surface temperature records and marine heat waves.
00:51 Meanwhile, the Mediterranean Sea recorded its highest ever surface temperature last
00:55 week at 28.71 degrees Celsius.
00:59 Waters around the Floridakes were similar to the temperature of a hot tub, hitting highs
01:03 of just over 38 degrees Celsius and possibly breaking a world record.
01:09 Last Friday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, reported that the North
01:15 Atlantic may be the hottest it has ever been.
01:18 So what has led to the record-breaking rise in ocean temperature?
01:24 It is likely the temperatures are partly driven by the El Nino weather phenomena.
01:29 2016 was also an El Nino year.
01:32 However, these weather patterns are probably exacerbated by climate breakdown and the heating
01:37 atmosphere.
01:38 The more we burn fossil fuels, the more excess heat will be taken out by the oceans, which
01:43 means the longer it will take to stabilize them and get them back to where they were.
01:48 This week, the British Prime Minister, Richard Sonnecke, announced more than 100 new oil
01:53 and gas licenses in the North Sea, against the advice of climate experts.
01:59 What impact would such a record-breaking rise in temperature have?
02:04 The oceans are the ones that absorb heat, search control weather patterns, and act as
02:09 carbon sinks.
02:10 But if the temperature continues to rise, they will become less efficient at carrying
02:15 out these functions, which will have a ripple effect on the climate.
02:19 According to the cycle, as ocean temperatures rise, they are likely to become less effective
02:24 at absorbing carbon dioxide, which leads the amount of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere
02:30 to rise.
02:31 Due to the severity of sea-level rise, ice also melts and high ocean temperature also
02:38 increases the chance of hurricanes, cyclones, storms, and extreme weather.
02:44 Rising ocean temperatures are causing disruptions in marine ecosystems.
02:47 Some fish and whale species are migrating to cooler waters, which disturbs the food
02:52 chain.
02:53 The increased heat is also posing a significant risk to coral reefs, such as those off the
02:57 coast of Florida, which are now at higher risk of bleaching due to the marine heatwave.
03:03 Marine heatwaves are becoming more numerous, a 2019 study found, with the number of heatwave
03:08 days having tripled in the past couple of years studied.
03:11 The number of heatwave days rose by more than 50% in the 30 years to 2016, compared with
03:17 1925-1954.
03:18 Some of the fastest warming areas are part of the Arctic Ocean, the Baltic Sea, the Black
03:24 Sea, and parts of the extra-tropical Pacific.
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