Temperature around seas in the UK and Ireland have increased over the last few days. According to the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Met office, water temperatures rose to about 3 to 4C in some areas far above the average recorded for same time last year.
The rising temperatures were particularly observed off the east coast from Durham to Aberdeen, and off north-west Ireland. The increasing heat has been attributed partly to human activities which continued to warm the earth, and other natural factors . The impact on fish and sea life is likely going to be very devastating and is a tipping point that has broken all previous records.
Early this year, the world’s oceans surfaces rose to about 21.1C surpassing previous record of 21C recorded in 2016.
According to the US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) average ocean temperature was higher in the month of May by 0.85C. It is believed that the extreme heat events around the world is now fueling the emergence and reemergence of diseases, with record-breaking wildfires in several countries of the world.
The melting ice in the Antarctic region is another signal of the warming earth. Last week US meteorologists announced the commencement of El Nino effect with with resultant 0.5C rise in surface temperature of tropical eastern pacific ocean with scientists already predicting that 2024 will likely be the world’s hottest year.
The combined effects of climate change is far beyond rising heat and wildfires, extreme weathers ranging from extreme cold and heat, as well as the increased risks of flooding and other natural events are all related to increasing CO2 emission and is predicted to worsen if adequate global interventions are not instituted.
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