Ocean heat shatters record once again: \"It\'s getting worse\"...

[Fred Bloggs]

Here\'s what the findings, published in the Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, mean for the current state of the planet, and the future.

More fuel for extreme weather

Warmer water absorbs less CO2. Prepare for global temperatures to accelerate towards doom more rapidly- that would be an acceleration of the acceleration, and it\'s all due to unabated GHG emissions.

That\'s because if heat from the surface can\'t mix with the cooler water below, that surface will only get warmer and reduce how much carbon the water can store – an ability that is vital to extending the global warming process. The ocean is like a sponge for carbon emissions, taking in about 90% of the heat from the worldwide total, but if its ability to do so is diminishing as emissions are only increasing, experts say the planet will only warm faster, making the worst impacts of climate change happen sooner.

https://news.yahoo.com/ocean-heat-shatters-record-once-175500145.html

 

[Anthony William Sloman]

On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 2:02:59 AM UTC+11, Fred Bloggs wrote:

Here\'s what the findings, published in the Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, mean for the current state of the planet, and the future.

More fuel for extreme weather

Warmer water absorbs less CO2. Prepare for global temperatures to accelerate towards doom more rapidly- that would be an acceleration of the acceleration, and it\'s all due to unabated GHG emissions.

That\'s not true. Warmer water can absorb less CO2. but one degree Celcius rise we\'ve seen in surface water doesn\'t drop the solubility of CO2 in water enough to counteract the rise in the the atmospheric CO2 level. About half the CO2 we are emitting is still ending up dissolved in the oceans.

That\'s because if heat from the surface can\'t mix with the cooler water below, that surface will only get warmer and reduce how much carbon the water can store – an ability that is vital to extending the global warming process. The ocean is like a sponge for carbon emissions, taking in about 90% of the heat from the worldwide total, but if its ability to do so is diminishing as emissions are only increasing, experts say the planet will only warm faster, making the worst impacts of climate change happen sooner.

https://news.yahoo.com/ocean-heat-shatters-record-once-175500145.html

The article misses the point that moire saline water is denser than less salty water, causing it to sink. Ocean circulation is a thermo-haline circulation - with both effects being significant. It looks deliberately alarmist.. Not that there isn\'t plenty to be alarmed about.

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Bill Sloman, Sydney