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Setting the Stage: What does the science tell us?
Dr Carol Turley OBE
Oceans Day, UNFCCC COP21, Paris 2015
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The ocean is absorbing nearly all the heat from global warming:
…..causing it to warm
IPCC AR5 2014
93% of heat
Ocean warming
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Ocean oxygen concentrations are decreasing:…due to warming waters increasing stratification
… dead zones with low oxygen will increase
IPCC AR5 2014
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The ocean receives all the water from melting ice:
…. along with thermal expansion, resulting in sea level rise
Image credit: UKOA, Sea Surface Consortium
100% of water
Sea level rise
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The ocean takes up 28% of carbon dioxide emissions:
…. reducing atmospheric warming but causing ocean acidification
28% of CO2
Ocean Acidification
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These stressors are happening at the same time increasing risk to the ocean
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2oC Limit
The ocean will change but reducing CO2 emissions will make a difference:
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Opportunity to reduce the risk - Thank [email protected]