{"id":7503,"date":"2023-08-01T14:36:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T13:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/?p=7503"},"modified":"2023-08-01T14:44:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T13:44:49","slug":"global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Warming: The Impacts of Rising Sea Water Temperature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The sea is crucial. Like us humans, the body of the Earth is mostly made up of water; to say it keeps things ticking over would be an understatement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">We\u2019ve talked before about the significance of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/marine-water-quality-importance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>clean marine water<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">, but what about ocean temperatures? Like every other natural habitat, a fine balance is needed to maintain a healthy ecosystem. And when the planet\u2019s water is relied upon for so much, the effects are deeply felt when that balance is knocked out of whack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Here, we wanted to tackle a key part of that balance in the form of sea water temperature. Are sea temperatures going up? What\u2019s global warming got to do with it? And, crucially, what impact does this have on the planet and on us?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Read on to find out more or, if you prefer, use the index below to navigate through this guide:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=Are%20sea%20temperatures%20rising%3F%C2%A0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Are sea temperatures rising?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=the%20first%20place%3F-,How%20is%20global%20warming%20affecting%20water%20temperature%3F,-The%20biggest%20contributors\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">How is global warming affecting water temperature?<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=changes%20%E2%80%93%20and%20soon.-,Climate%20change%20as%20a%20natural%20phenomenon,-Climate%20change%20in\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Climate change as a natural phenomenon<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=established%20fact.%E2%80%9D-,The%20El%20Ni%C3%B1o%20Southern%20Oscillation,-We%20can%E2%80%99t%20talk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The El Ni\u00f1o Southern Oscillation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=the%20ENSO.-,WHAT%E2%80%99S%20ENSO%20GOT%20TO%20DO%20WITH%20CLIMATE%20CHANGE%3F,-It%E2%80%99s%20the%20phenomenon\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">What\u2019s ENSO got to do with climate change?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=previous%20records.-,The%20impacts%20of%20sea%20surface%20temperature,-So%20we%20know\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The impacts of sea surface temperature<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=a%20closer%20look.-,Aquatic%20ecosystems,-Animal%20species%20tend\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Aquatic ecosystems<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=dissolving%20their%20shells).-,CYANOBACTERIA,-While%20many%20fish\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Cyanobacteria<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=bad%20news.-,CORAL%20REEFS,-You%E2%80%99ll%20likely%20have\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Coral reefs<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=by%202050.-,ICE%20MELTING,-As%20sea%20water\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Ice melting<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=sustained%20salt%20levels.-,Weather%20patterns,-There%20is%20evidence\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Weather patterns<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=and%20tropical%20storms.-,Land%20temperatures%20%26%20sea%20levels,-It%E2%80%99s%20strange%20to\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Land temperatures &amp; sea levels<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/global-warming-impacts-of-rising-sea-temperature\/#:~:text=drinking%20water.-,The%20significance%20of%20marine%20temperature%20monitoring,-What%20does%20all\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The significance of marine temperature monitoring<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are sea temperatures rising?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The average daily surface sea temperature has been on the rise since records began around 1985<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">. See the thick black line on this graph by NOAA for a view of 2023\u2019s temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/climate-reanalyzer-sea-temperatures-graph.jpeg\" alt=\"Climate Reanalyzer's graph showing the ocean temperatures in 2023 as much higher than any year since records began (in 1981).\" width=\"1100\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/climate-reanalyzer-sea-temperatures-graph.jpeg 1100w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/climate-reanalyzer-sea-temperatures-graph-300x191.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/climate-reanalyzer-sea-temperatures-graph-1024x652.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/climate-reanalyzer-sea-temperatures-graph-768x489.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climatereanalyzer.org\/clim\/sst_daily\/\">https:\/\/climatereanalyzer.org\/clim\/sst_daily\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Birkel, S.D. &#8216;About Climate Reanalyzer&#8217;, Climate Reanalyzer (https:\/\/ClimateReanalyzer.org), Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, USA. Accessed on 18\/06\/2023.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">As Professor Matthew England, a climate scientist at the University of New South Wales said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/apr\/08\/headed-off-the-charts-worlds-ocean-surface-temperature-hits-record-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>in an article from the Guardian<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">, \u201cThe current trajectory looks like it\u2019s headed off the charts, smashing previous records.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">While <\/span><b>an average temperature increase per decade of around 1 degree Farenheit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> might not seem like much, it becomes clearer how dramatic this is when you consider the ocean\u2019s vastness. About <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/special-topics\/water-science-school\/science\/how-much-water-there-earth#:~:text=About%2071%20percent%20of%20the%20Earth%27s%20surface%20is%20water%2Dcovered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">71 percent<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> of the Earth&#8217;s surface is covered in water. That\u2019s roughly 332,500,000 cubic miles of water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Now think about how long it takes to boil your kettle. A few long, dragging minutes, all to boil enough for a few cups of tea. That is, it takes so much energy to boil a litre of water that it takes <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">minutes <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Considering the enormity of the ocean, an average temperature increase of 1 degree per decade means the ocean has to be absorbing so much more energy than it usually would \u2013\u00a0and this is quite frightening. But why? And why is it happening in the first place?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How is global warming affecting water temperature?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The biggest contributors to ocean warming are our general acceleration of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The beginning of the Industrial Revolution a few hundred years ago marked the start of our excessive use of fossil fuels. Along with <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/impacts-of-industrial-waste\/\">industrialisation<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> came deforestation and the annihilation of many natural carbon-capturing environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">All of this amounts to a huge increase in greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide, methane, etc) emissions and heat being pumped into the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. In 2019, for example, CO2 levels in the atmosphere were higher than at any time in at least 2 million years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Greenhouse gases form something of a blanket around the planet, trapping extra heat nearer the Earth\u2019s surface, causing temperatures to rise. This is known as the greenhouse effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Of course, not all of the heat we have ever produced <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">stays <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">within the atmosphere, but it does have a huge impact \u2013 and that heat has to go somewhere. In fact, much of this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/stories\/how-climate-change-relates-to-oceans#:~:text=In%20the%20last%20200%20years%2C%20the%20oceans%20have%20absorbed%20a%20third%20of%20the%20CO2%20produced%20by%20human%20activities%20and%2090%25%20of%20the%20extra%20heat%20trapped%20by%20the%20rising%20concentration%20of%20greenhouse%20gases.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>heat is absorbed into the planet\u2019s oceans<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Though the ocean is a natural carbon sink, it can\u2019t keep up with humanity\u2019s rising emissions. As a result, it will continue to heat up exponentially unless something changes \u2013 and soon.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Climate change as a natural phenomenon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Climate change in and of itself is, indeed, a \u2018natural phenomenon\u2019 \u2013 but we want to make some definitions very clear here. In its natural form, climate change describes long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. The Ice Age, which came on incredibly slowly, can be described as a period of climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Research shows that for the last 2.6 million years, the earth has been alternating between long ice ages and shorter interglacial periods. These generally happen around every 100,000 years \u2013 so typically, that\u2019s 90,000 years of ice age and then a 10,000-year interglacial (warmer) period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">We\u2019re currently in an interglacial period known as the Holocene and, for the last 2,000 years, the earth\u2019s climate has been relatively mild and stable. <\/span><b>Or at least it was, until humanity began speeding up climate change.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> has stated that, \u201cSince systematic scientific assessments began in the 1970s, the influence of human activity on the warming of the climate system has evolved from theory to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/wg1\/downloads\/report\/IPCC_AR6_WGI_TS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>established fact<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The El Ni\u00f1o Southern Oscillation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tropical-clouds-above-blue-sea-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Heavy dark clouds threatening a tropical storm above a blue sea.\" width=\"1005\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tropical-clouds-above-blue-sea-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tropical-clouds-above-blue-sea-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tropical-clouds-above-blue-sea-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tropical-clouds-above-blue-sea-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tropical-clouds-above-blue-sea-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tropical-clouds-above-blue-sea-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">We can\u2019t talk about rising sea water temperatures without mentioning the El Ni\u00f1o Southern Oscillation \u2013 also known as ENSO \u2013 which occurs in the Pacific Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This vast expanse of water experiences consistent east-to-west trade winds, which drive warm surface waters towards the western side of the ocean (around Asia and Australasia). Meanwhile, colder waters \u2018upwell\u2019 along the coasts of South and Central America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Warmer waters in the west release additional heat into the air, causing it to rise more vigorously, resulting in unsettled weather \u2013 with increased cloud cover and rainfall. Cooler, drier air descends on the eastern side. It is this circulation which reinforces the easterly winds. In this way, the region maintains a self-perpetuating equilibrium until the arrival of El Ni\u00f1o.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Tropical Pacific weather systems can trigger a sequence of events that weaken or reverse the prevailing wind direction. This leads to a reduction in the amount of warm water being pushed towards the western side and, therefore,\u00a0 less upwelling of cold water on the eastern side. Typically colder ocean regions become warmer and the area of unsettled weather shifts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">These changes in large-scale wind patterns have far-reaching effects on global temperatures and rainfall, particularly in the tropical regions, with increased occurrences of <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/what-causes-droughts-and-flooding\/\">floods and droughts<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> in areas like Indonesia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Subsequently, the region\u2019s climate undergoes a reverse phase called La Ni\u00f1a, known as the cold phase of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/weather\/learn-about\/weather\/oceans\/el-nino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>ENSO<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What\u2019s ENSO got to do with climate change?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">It\u2019s the phenomenon that eats itself: El Ni\u00f1o contributes to the rise in global temperatures, which, in turn, perpetuates the warming of the ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Climate models suggest that future El Ni\u00f1o events may become more frequent and intense due to the impact of rising global temperatures, potentially exacerbating the overall warming trend.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The latest La Ni\u00f1a (cold) phase, which occurred between 2020 and early 2023, saw surprisingly warm sea temperatures. As the phase concludes, it becomes increasingly evident that the rising sea temperatures we are witnessing serve as a significant indicator of global warming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Prior to 2023, the hottest global sea temperatures were recorded during El Ni\u00f1o (the hot phase) between 2014 and 2016. <\/span><b>However, a recent milestone was reached on April 5, 2023 &#8211; outside of El Ni\u00f1o &#8211; as the average daily sea temperature soared to 21.1 degrees Celsius, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/apr\/08\/headed-off-the-charts-worlds-ocean-surface-temperature-hits-record-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>breaking previous records<\/b><\/a><b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The impacts of sea surface temperature<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">So we know the causes of sea temperature warming. But what does it matter? A few degrees here and there would make for more comfortable swimming, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Unfortunately, like many phenomena caused by global warming, there\u2019s more nuance to it than that. <\/span><b>These degrees of warming can have devastating impacts on marine life, weather patterns, and land temperatures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> \u2013 all of which affect us humans, so let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Aquatic ecosystems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Animal species tend to be well-evolved for their particular environment. When that environment changes &#8211; even subtly &#8211; they often cannot adapt quickly enough. This is what\u2019s happening underwater as temperatures change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">To put it simply, as water temperatures increase, the amount of oxygen it can contain decreases. Ultimately, this means that less oxygen is available for fish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Because of their reduced aerobic capacity in these conditions, some fish species have been known to relocate to waters with cooler temperatures, leaving their \u2018home turfs\u2019. As you might imagine, this can be bad news for the original ecosystems, which are often predicated on a delicate balance of predators and prey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Professor Shaun Killen, senior author of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/news\/headline_966114_en.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIf%20the%20prey%20of%20these%20species%20don%E2%80%99t%20also%20move%2C%20or%20if%20these%20species%20become%20an%20invasive%20disturbance%20in%20their%20new%20location%2C%20there%20could%20be%20serious%20consequences%20down%20the%20road.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>University of Glasgow study<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> on the topic said, \u201cIf the prey of these species don\u2019t also move, or if these species become an invasive disturbance in their new location, there could be serious consequences down the road.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>To be clear, those serious consequences could ultimately include the extinction of certain species and, in turn, the loss of carbon-capturing plant-life. Evidently, rising sea temperatures have an impact on <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/aquaculture-what-is-it-how-does-it-work\/\"><b>aquaculture as an industry<\/b><\/a><b> and source of food in the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/aug\/13\/marine-food-webs-could-be-radically-altered-by-heating-of-oceans-scientists-warn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>global food web<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">It\u2019s also important to note that hotter oceans contain more carbon dioxide \u2014 increasing levels of which lead to something called \u2018ocean acidification\u2019. This acidification threatens corals, snails, clams, mussels, and other marine life (typically, by dissolving their shells).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Cyanobacteria<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">While many fish don\u2019t cope under rising temperatures, something else does: cyanobacteria. This microscopic filamentous bacteria uses nitrogen and phosphate to develop \u2018blooms\u2019 of organic matter in the form of blue-green algae. And what does <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/blue-green-algae-causes\/\">blue-green algae<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> do? Its large surface \u2018mats\u2019 limit the light levels that can enter the water, eventually starving an area of oxygen. All in all, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bioacid.de\/cyanobacteria-the-killjoys-at-the-beach\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BGA is bad news<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Coral reefs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">You\u2019ll likely have heard of the coral reef crisis. You\u2019ll have seen the side-by-side pictures of now-white coral reefs next to ones teeming with life in times gone by.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Not all coral reefs are dead \u2013 but many are dying, and ocean warming is playing a huge role in their destruction. In fact, only <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coralreefwatch.noaa.gov\/satellite\/education\/tutorial\/crw22_bleachingthreshold.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>one degree celsius of warming<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> can have a significant effect, causing them to \u201cbleach\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">To add insult to injury, scientists estimate that if the temperature increase continues on its current trajectory, oceans will be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/stories\/how-climate-change-relates-to-oceans#:~:text=Scientists%20estimate%20if%20the%20current%20rates%20of%20temperature%20increase%20continue%2C%20the%20oceans%20will%20become%20too%20warm%20for%20coral%20reefs%20by%202050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>too warm for coral reefs by 2050<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Ice melting<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">As sea water heats up, polar ice caps melt. This results in freshwater being added to the surrounding waters, reducing the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/understanding-water-salinity\/\">saltiness of the sea<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> \u2014 which impacts saltwater species that rely on sustained salt levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Weather patterns<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>There is evidence to show that rising sea temperatures have an impact on weather patterns around the globe.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">For one, this general trend has been shown to result in an increase in the speed and intensity of storms. A <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-019-08471-z#Abs1:~:text=Specifically%2C%20areas%20with%20the%20largest%20increase%20in%20sea%20surface%20temperatures%20(SSTs)%20and%20potential%20intensities16%20appear%20to%20be%20collocated%20with%20the%20largest%20positive%20changes%20in%20intensification%20rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study by Bhatia et al<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> states: \u201cSpecifically, areas with the largest increase in sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and potential intensities appear to be collocated with the largest positive changes in intensification rates.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The ocean, in its enormity, powers weather patterns by driving evaporation and precipitation cycles. As temperatures on the water\u2019s surface increase, so too does the rate of evaporation, adding additional moisture to the atmosphere. As we learned in school, evaporation leads to precipitation i.e. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/is-rainwater-clean\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>rain<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">! And lots of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Wetter areas will experience yet more precipitation, and already-dry regions become drier. As a result, these areas are set to experience more prolonged droughts and are at higher risk of wildfires.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Not only this, but the saltiness and temperature of the ocean drive ocean currents, which are then disrupted by melting ice and rising temperatures. This leads to yet more intense weather, like hurricanes, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/types-and-causes-of-flooding\/\">flooding<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> (more on this in a moment), and tropical storms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Land temperatures &amp; sea levels<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rising-sea-levels-destroying-town-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Rising sea levels have caused coastal erosion in a town, causing houses to fall into the water.\" width=\"1164\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rising-sea-levels-destroying-town-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rising-sea-levels-destroying-town-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rising-sea-levels-destroying-town-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rising-sea-levels-destroying-town-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rising-sea-levels-destroying-town-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rising-sea-levels-destroying-town-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1164px) 100vw, 1164px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">It\u2019s strange to think about, but when water heats up, it expands. You might\u2019ve heard that the cause of cracks in roads in winter is not the ice that settles there, but the thawing process that causes the ice to expand and put pressure on the tarmac. This process is known as thermal expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Effectively the same thing is happening on the oceanic scale. In fact, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2022-02-sea-one-foot-decades-frequent.html#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%20several%20decades%2C%20about%2040%25%20of%20global%20sea%20level%20rise%20has%20been%20due%20to%20the%20effect%20of%20thermal%20expansion.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about 40% of global sea level rise<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> over the past few decades has been put down to thermal expansion \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">not <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">simply melting polar ice caps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">As perhaps one of the most severe impacts of climate change, sea level rise (SLR) threatens to swallow up small-island nations and erode coastal regions. It\u2019s already doing so, destroying not only communities but habitats for fish, birds, and plants. Not only does SLR strip areas away over time, but contributes to more powerful storm surges, floods, and hurricanes that do so overnight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Furthermore, as sea water rises, salt contaminates agricultural soil and underground aquifers that we rely on for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquaread.com\/blog\/how-water-quality-affects-human-health\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>drinking water<\/strong>.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The significance of marine temperature monitoring<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">What does all of this add up to? A frankly unsustainable trajectory. To see the damage climate change is causing, we need only look to the sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">As Dr Kevin Trenberth, a co-author and scholar at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, puts it, \u201cThe best indicator of the planet\u2019s warming is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/oct\/18\/amount-of-ocean-heat-found-to-be-accelerating-and-fuelling-extreme-weather-events#:~:text=Dr%20Kevin%20Trenberth%2C%20a%20co%2Dauthor%20and%20distinguished%20scholar%20at%20the%20US%20National%20Center%20for%20Atmospheric%20Research%2C%20said%3A%20%E2%80%9CThe%20best%20indicator%20of%20the%20planet%E2%80%99s%20warming%20is%20the%20global%20ocean%20heat%20content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><strong>global ocean heat content<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">It follows, then, that sea temperature monitoring is an absolutely necessary part of the solution. Excellent projects are being undertaken around the world to get a well-rounded picture of this, and we hope a sustained effort here continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">What we do with this data \u2013 the actions we translate it into \u2013 will directly affect the future of life on earth. Not just at a vague point in the future, out of sight of our lifetimes, but now \u2013 in our lifetimes and those of our children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">__________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">For accurate, simplistic, robust water quality monitoring, you can rely on Aquaread. 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