Sentences with phrase «worldwide changes in sea surface temperatures»

But more importantly, according to Peter, scientists now have the tools to test global circulation models and monitor worldwide changes in sea surface temperatures and circulation brought about by global warming.

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Consistent with observed changes in surface temperature, there has been an almost worldwide reduction in glacier and small ice cap (not including Antarctica and Greenland) mass and extent in the 20th century; snow cover has decreased in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere; sea ice extents have decreased in the Arctic, particularly in spring and summer (Chapter 4); the oceans are warming; and sea level is rising (Chapter 5).
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