Oceans Absorbed 60% More Heat than Expected, Study Says

It was found much earlier that oceans are absorbing a lot of heat, making it tough for underwater beings to keep on living. A recent study, however, has thrown light to the intensity of the issue, though. According to this study, oceans have absorbed 60% more heat than it was previously expected of it. The study was done by a group of researchers led by Laure Resplandy and was published in the journal, Nature Wednesday. The findings mean that the impact of heat absorption by oceans can be more dangerous for the animals than It was thought.

There is a lot of excess heat present in the earth’s atmosphere, due to industrial activities. 90% of this heat is being absorbed by oceans, making it one of the hottest objects in the whole system. Of course, the oceans also host animals that are sensitive towards varying temperature. The constant increase of heat would also mean the extinction of these animals, in the long run if not immediately. Considering that climate change is making the globe into a hotter and tougher place to live, the findings should be given maximum importance. This area was not being explored much by the research teams.

This is not the first time researchers are showing that the future of world is not really safe, per se. There are a few developments that lead experts to believe that the existing thresholds would be passed in the near-future and that the earth would become inhabitable, if the right actions are not taken. It must also be noted that the amount of heat energy absorbed by oceans is so high that yearly production of electric energy would not be able to substitute the same. Now, the researchers are urging countries and organizations to control the situation.