{"668160":{"#nid":"668160","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Ocean heat is off the charts \u2013 here\u2019s what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOcean temperatures have been\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/climatereanalyzer.org\/clim\/sst_daily\/\u0022\u003Eoff the charts since mid-March 2023\u003C\/a\u003E, with the highest average levels in 40 years of satellite monitoring, and the impact is breaking through in disruptive ways around the world.\u0026nbsp;The sea of Japan is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energyconnects.com\/news\/renewables\/2023\/may\/early-heat-wave-gives-tokyo-a-glimpse-of-a-sweltering-summer\/\u0022\u003Emore than 7 degrees\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius) warmer than average. The Indian monsoon, closely tied to conditions in the warm Indian Ocean, has been\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mausam.imd.gov.in\/responsive\/rainfallinformation.php\u0022\u003Ewell below its expected strength\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Spain, France, England and the whole Scandinavian Peninsula\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu\/jrc-news-and-updates\/severe-drought-western-mediterranean-faces-low-river-flows-and-crop-yields-earlier-ever-2023-06-13_en\u0022\u003Eare also seeing rainfall far below normal\u003C\/a\u003E, likely connected to an extraordinary marine heat wave in the eastern North Atlantic.\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/bracco-dr-annalisa\u0022\u003E Annalisa Bracco\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, partially blames El Ni\u00f1o, but underlying everything is global warming \u2014 the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003Econtinuing rising trend\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/533088\/original\/file-20230621-16119-v4sxij.png\u0022\u003Esea surface and land temperatures\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for the past several decades as human activities have increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.\u0026nbsp;(This story was also covered by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around-the-world-207902\u0022\u003EThe Conversation\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-08-21\/ocean-tempertature-records-2023\/102701172\u0022\u003EAustralian Broadcasting Corporation\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2023-07-26\/maplab-tracking-marine-heatwaves?sref=iyVZPJFL\u0022\u003EBloomberg\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/climate-nears-point-no-return-land-sea-temperatures-break-records-experts-2023-06-30\/\u0022\u003EReuters\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90915248\/ocean-temperatures-are-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-the-weather?partner=rss\u0026amp;utm_source=rss\u0026amp;utm_medium=feed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany\u0026amp;utm_content=rss\u0022\u003EFast Company\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2023-06-30\/climate-nears-point-of-no-return-as-land-sea-temperatures-break-records-experts\u0022\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.idahopress.com\/opinion\/conversation\/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around\/article_31f9de10-4c3d-590c-aa48-11af83228375.html\u0022\u003EIdaho Press\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/ocean-heat-off-charts-heres-123001846.html\u0022\u003EYahoo! News\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/rpt-climate-nears-point-no-230000967.html\u0022\u003EYahoo! Finance\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/articles\/climate-nears-point-of-no-return-as-land-sea-temperatures-break-records-experts\u0022\u003ENasdaq\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/wires\/reuters\/article-12250409\/Climate-nears-point-no-return-land-sea-temperatures-break-records-experts.html\u0022\u003EDaily Mail\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/world\/climate-nears-point-no-return-land-sea-temperatures-break-records-experts-2203651\u0022\u003EToday (Singapore)\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/se-asia\/world-hits-record-land-sea-temperatures-as-climate-change-fuels-2023-extremes\u0022\u003EThe Straits Times\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/life\/2023\/07\/03\/world-hits-record-land-sea-temperatures-as-climate-change-fuels-2023-extremes\/\u0022\u003ETimes of San Diego\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lakeconews.com\/news\/76005-ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-here-s-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around-the-world\u0022\u003ELake County News\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pressenza.com\/2023\/07\/the-ocean-red-zone\/\u0022\u003EPressenza\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOcean temperatures have been\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/climatereanalyzer.org\/clim\/sst_daily\/\u0022\u003Eoff the charts since mid-March 2023\u003C\/a\u003E, with the highest average levels in 40 years of satellite monitoring, and the impact is breaking through in disruptive ways around the world.\u0026nbsp;The sea of Japan is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energyconnects.com\/news\/renewables\/2023\/may\/early-heat-wave-gives-tokyo-a-glimpse-of-a-sweltering-summer\/\u0022\u003Emore than 7 degrees\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius) warmer than average. The Indian monsoon, closely tied to conditions in the warm Indian Ocean, has been\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mausam.imd.gov.in\/responsive\/rainfallinformation.php\u0022\u003Ewell below its expected strength\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Spain, France, England and the whole Scandinavian Peninsula\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu\/jrc-news-and-updates\/severe-drought-western-mediterranean-faces-low-river-flows-and-crop-yields-earlier-ever-2023-06-13_en\u0022\u003Eare also seeing rainfall far below normal\u003C\/a\u003E, likely connected to an extraordinary marine heat wave in the eastern North Atlantic.\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/bracco-dr-annalisa\u0022\u003E Annalisa Bracco\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, partially blames El Ni\u00f1o, but underlying everything is global warming \u2014 the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003Econtinuing rising trend\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/533088\/original\/file-20230621-16119-v4sxij.png\u0022\u003Esea surface and land temperatures\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for the past several decades as human activities have increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. (This story was also covered by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around-the-world-207902\u0022\u003EThe Conversation\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-08-21\/ocean-tempertature-records-2023\/102701172\u0022\u003EAustralian Broadcasting Corporation\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2023-07-26\/maplab-tracking-marine-heatwaves?sref=iyVZPJFL\u0022\u003EBloomberg\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/climate-nears-point-no-return-land-sea-temperatures-break-records-experts-2023-06-30\/\u0022\u003EReuters\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90915248\/ocean-temperatures-are-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-the-weather?partner=rss\u0026amp;utm_source=rss\u0026amp;utm_medium=feed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany\u0026amp;utm_content=rss\u0022\u003EFast Company\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2023-06-30\/climate-nears-point-of-no-return-as-land-sea-temperatures-break-records-experts\u0022\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.idahopress.com\/opinion\/conversation\/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around\/article_31f9de10-4c3d-590c-aa48-11af83228375.html\u0022\u003EIdaho Press\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/ocean-heat-off-charts-heres-123001846.html\u0022\u003EYahoo! 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