A Rising Problem for the Pacific

In the past 6- years, some parts of the Pacific Ocean have warmed 15 times faster than these parts had in the 10,000 years leading up to this. Researchers from Journal Science have states tat the middle depths if a part of the Pacific Ocean has warmed very rapidly recently. They relate these rises to most of humanity putting more greenhouse gases into the air more recently. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations-sponsored group of scientists that issues reports every few years about the effects of global warming, states that "Increases in ocean heat content and temperature are robust indicators of global warming during the past several decades." The lead study author of this case, Yair Rosenthal, said "We're pumping heat into the ocean at a faster rate over the past 60 years and we may have underestimated the efficiency of the oceans as a storehouse for heat and energy," he added. "It may buy us some time — how much time, I don't really know. But it's not going to stop climate change." They are saying the 15 percent increase is not too high it’s just the rate at which this 15 percent was obtained that t causing some to be worried. Researchers have found that the Pacific Ocean had actually been cooling over the past 10,000 years until about 800 years ago when temperatures slowly started to creep up. This object of clear global warming is showing the negative effects that it can have on our world and that we must do something to start to prevent this from rising more.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/10/31/global-warming-pacific-ocean/3324251/