{"id":242145,"date":"2023-05-12T20:37:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=242145"},"modified":"2023-05-12T20:37:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:07:58","slug":"el-nino-amid-heating-oceans-were-now-in-uncharted-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/el-nino-amid-heating-oceans-were-now-in-uncharted-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"El Ni\u00f1o amid heating oceans: We\u2019re now in uncharted waters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o amid heating oceans: We\u2019re now in uncharted waters\u201d <\/strong>published in the \u201cmint\u201d <\/strong>on 11th May 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS1- Geography. GS3- Environment<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– The latest spike in ocean temperature matters is a cause of concern.<\/p>\n

What are the impacts of rising ocean temperatures?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Huge energy stored<\/strong>– The changes in sea-surface temperatures<\/strong> matters a lot when expressed as energy added to the system that includes our ocean and atmospheres. It is the equivalent of hundreds of millions of atomic bombs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s energy that gets trapped in the system by an increasing concentration of greenhouse gases. <\/strong>That energy can manifest as heat waves or storms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

El-Nino and La-Nina cycles<\/strong>– La Ni\u00f1a has prevailed during the last three years. During this phase, trade winds push warm equatorial water<\/strong> westward from the US across the Pacific, where it piles up by Indonesia.<\/p>\n

Every two to seven years, it switches to the El Ni\u00f1o pattern<\/strong>. Warmer water can shift back toward the Americas.<\/p>\n

El Ni\u00f1o events can be gentle or fierc<\/strong>e. It depends on whether strong westerly winds<\/strong> helps warm water to shift across the Pacific.<\/strong><\/p>\n

El Ni\u00f1o is born in the Eastern Pacific<\/strong>. But, the change in patterns<\/strong> redistributes heat around the planet. It disturbs the entire global atmospheric circulation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cycle of El Ni\u00f1o and La Ni\u00f1a has probably been going on for millions of years, since our continents and oceans reached their current configuration.<\/p>\n

Now, with rapid overall warming<\/strong>, the Pacific cycle might become even stronger<\/strong>. It is already creating more extreme conditions. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Impact on ocean circulations<\/strong>– There\u2019s more capacity for heat deep<\/strong> in the ocean. But, the water heats up at the surface first. Since cold water is heavier, it can create regions of stillness<\/strong>, where normal circulation<\/strong> stops and oxygen depleted oceans grow. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Scientists are observing alarming dead zones<\/strong> in the Gulf of Mexico, which are made worse by nitrate runoff<\/strong> from farms. It affects the phytoplankton, the zooplankton, the fish, the marine mammals and seabirds.<\/p>\n

Warming oceans also lead to marine heat waves<\/strong>. It can destroy kelp forests and grasses<\/strong> that provided a home for fish and marine mammals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o amid heating oceans: We\u2019re now in uncharted waters\u201d published in the \u201cmint\u201d on 11th May 2023. Syllabus: GS1- Geography. GS3- Environment News– The latest spike in ocean temperature matters is a cause of concern. What are the impacts of rising ocean temperatures? Huge energy stored–… Continue reading El Ni\u00f1o amid heating oceans: We\u2019re now in uncharted waters<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[263,216,11125],"class_list":["post-242145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-1","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-mint","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704760686},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242145\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}