This could have significant implications for Antarctica's ice shelves and ice sheets, with previous research showing that even
small increases in ocean temperatures can substantially increase melt rates around the Peninsula.
Research has shown that many squid, octopuses and other sucker - bearing members of the cephalopod family don't appear to be too troubled by a
minor increase in ocean temperature.
Coral reefs are threatened by rising water temperatures, ocean acidification, and sea - level rise.3, 5 Coral reefs typically live within a specific range of temperature, light, and concentration of carbonate in seawater.6
When increases in ocean temperature or ultraviolet light stress the corals, they lose their colorful algae, leaving only transparent coral tissue covering their white calcium - carbonate skeletons.6 This phenomenon is called coral bleaching.
In considering the potential for increased temperatures in summer, don't forget the acceleration of
the increase in ocean temperature.
With
this increase in ocean temperatures, has it almost stopped yet?
The increase in ocean temperature along the coast also often results in many of the native fish species fleeing the area in search of cooler water.
Trenberth and Shea's research focuses on
an increase in ocean temperatures.
«Atlantic tropical cyclones are getting stronger on average, with a 30 - year trend that has been related to
an increase in ocean temperatures over the Atlantic Ocean and elsewhere.»
An increase in ocean temperatures of just a few degrees can destroy huge areas of coral reefs through bleaching — a stress response that causes a coral to lose its colorful and protective colony of nutrient - gathering algae.