The surface temperature of the oceans jumped to a record high – in the background new fuel regulations and the volcanic eruption of Tonga | Foreign countries

The temperature of the oceans has risen steadily with climate change. The rise is harmful to marine life and makes fishing difficult.

The average surface temperature of the oceans has risen to a record high – 21.07 degrees Celsius.

The development of ocean surface temperatures has been closely monitored since 1981. The oceans absorb a huge amount of atmospheric heat and bind carbon dioxide. Thus, they curb global warming.

Sea surface temperatures have been found to rise steadily with climate change.

This turns out From University of Maine statistics.

Two years ago, however, there was a drastic jump and the temperatures jumped to a whole new level. This is feared to cause great damage to marine life.

In addition, the rise in seawater temperature makes fishing difficult and affects the food supply of millions of people.

At first, the researchers attributed the sudden rise to the continuation of climate change and the now prevalent El Niño phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean. These factors still play a role, but are not enough to explain the sudden rise.

The sudden rise is explained by surprising factors

of The New York Times the scientists interviewed believe that two new factors are warming the seas.

The first is the new ship fuel standards widely introduced in 2020. Exhaust gases from ships pollute, but at the same time they limit the sun’s rays reaching the Earth. This effect has weakened due to regulations.

Another factor is the huge undersea volcanic eruption that took place in January 2022 in the Tonga Islands.

Researchers believe that it has released a huge amount of water vapor into the atmosphere, which is also a strong greenhouse gas. In addition, the eruption could have changed the circulation of the ocean and the El Niño phenomenon itself.