S1E70: Oceans on fire – the gathering storm: Green Pulse Ep 70

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing
environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.


One of the most important climate change indicators is one that
rarely gets headlines -ocean temperatures. Yet, the world’s
oceans are heating up, absorbing huge amounts of energy caused by
global warming.


Last year was the hottest for the world's oceans in recorded
human history, according to a study led by an international team
of scientists who track the data. It was the sixth consecutive
record year. What does this mean for humanity and why should we
be concerned?


In this episode, The Straits Times environment correspondent
Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss the
growing alarm over hotter oceans with Dr Kevin Trenberth, from
the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder
Colorado. 


Highlights (click/tap above):


1:15 How hot have oceans become?


5:25 How much could global temperatures have risen without the
oceans; human activities causing ocean acidification 


8:26 Implications of a warmer ocean for marine
biodiversity? 


9:23 What about sea level rise and storms? 


12:58 How long will the ocean retain the heat for? 


Read more on the study: https://str.sg/wdjW


Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty
(dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Fa'izah Sani and Hadyu Rahim


Edited by: Hadyu Rahim


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