On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we’ll have a conversation about the impact of climate change on ocean temperatures. According to a new study published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Science, the world's oceans hit record temperatures in 2019, with the last decade being the warmest on record.
According to the study's lead author, the amount of heat we have put in the world's oceans in the past 25 years equals 3.6 billion Hiroshima atom bomb explosions. What are the consequences of a warming ocean?
Guests:
Dr. John Abraham, professor of thermal sciences at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering in St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Becca Selden, associate professor of biological sciences at Wellesley College
Web Resources:
The Guardian:Warming oceans are changing the world's rainfall
The Guardian: Our oceans broke heat records in 2018 and the consequences are catastrophic
NPR: Alaska Cod Fishery Closes And Industry Braces For Ripple Effect
InsideClimate News: Ocean Warming Is Speeding Up, with Devastating Consequences, Study Shows
Science Friday: Interpret The Impacts Of Rising Ocean Temperatures On Ecosystems