Earth's oceans could be experiencing rates of climate change seven times higher than levels today by the second half of the century, according to a new study.
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RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Earth's oceans could be experiencing rates of climate change seven times higher than levels today by the second half of the century, even if greenhouse gas emissions drop significantly, according to a report published in Nature Climate Change.
A team of international scientists analyzed present and future models of climate velocity.
This is the speed at which marine animals would have to move in order to live in waters with certain temperatures as different ocean layers become warmer.
Scientists then used climate models to estimate climate velocity rates today in three different scenarios: One scenario is where greenhouse gas emissions start falling from now; another is in which emissions would begin to fall in the middle of this century; and the final scenario is one where emissions would continue to rise up to 2100.
However, even in the scenario where emissions would start declining now, climate velocity in the ocean's layer that covers from 200 meters deep up to 1 kilometer down — what is known as the mesopelagic layer — would change from about 6 kilometers per decade to 50 kilometers by mid-century.
Conversely, in the same period, the climate velocity rate would halve on the ocean's surface level.
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Warming oceans affected by climate change 2.
Upper layer of ocean becoming warmer 3.
Types of scenarios of warming analyzed 4.
Ocean layer becomes warmer and causes fish to migrate VOICEOVER (in English): "Earth's oceans could be experiencing rates of climate change seven times higher than levels today by the second half of the century, even if greenhouse gas emissions drop significantly, according to a report published in Nature Climate Change." "The team of international scientists analyzed present and future models of climate velocity.
This is the speed at which marine animals would have to move in order to live in waters with certain temperatures as different ocean layers become warmer." "Scientists then used climate models to estimate climate velocity rates today in three different scenarios: One scenario is where greenhouse gas emissions start falling from now; another is in which emissions would begin to fall in the middle of this century; and the final scenario is one where emissions would continue to rise up to 2100." "However, even in the scenario where emissions would start declining now, climate velocity in the ocean's layer that covers from 200 meters deep up to 1 kilometer down — what is known as the mesopelagic layer — would change from about 6 kilometers per decade to 50 kilometers by mid-century.
Conversely, in the same period, climate velocity rate would halve on the ocean's surface level." SOURCES: Nature Climate Change, Hokkaido University, The Guardian https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0773-5 https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/there-is-no-escaping-from-climate-change-even-in-the-deep-sea/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/26/climate-change-in-deep-oceans-could-be-seven-times-faster-by-middle-of-century-report-says *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — Earth's oceans could be experiencing rates of climate change seven times higher than levels today by the..