Global warming is as real as any living being present on Earth and it’s getting worse every passing day. A recent update of the global ocean temperature analyzed by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics/Chinese Academy of Science (IAP/CAS) revealed that the year 2017 recorded the warmest temperature in the oceans.

The upper levels of the oceans ranging from 2000 m and above measured about 1.51×1022 J higher in temperature than the recorded second warmest year which was 2015. The overall climate analysis between the year 1981 and 2010 also revealed that the temperature was around 19.19×1022 J more than the average.

Due to the massive heat capacity of the ocean, it accumulates the overall warmth rising due to human-based activities. This means a massive amount of the blue planet’s global warming-related heat is absorbed by the huge oceans. About 90 percent of the total heat generated by global warming goes into these water bodies.

This is a strong example that suggests that the global increase in heat recorded every year is a direct result of human-generated global warming. This removes the alleged causes like EL Nino or La Nina phenomenon from the probable causes of global warming. In a report provided by the IAP, the analysis of ocean temperatures have revealed that the past five years till 2017 have been recorded to be the warmest years for the water bodies. This means that human activities continuing for a long time are responsible for the same which hasn’t changed while turning worse every day.

The trending increase in ocean temperature in 2017 was seen in maximum regions of the world while the footprint of greenhouse gases continues to affect the system of Earth and its temperatures. The unchecked effects of global warming have caused an expansion in the volume of ocean temperatures which results in the rise of global sea level. Other major consequences of rising in ocean temperatures include coral reef bleaching, reduction in oxygen content of ocean along with melting ice shelves and sea ice which additionally contribute to an increase in sea level.

The ecosystem in the oceans and seas are in constant jeopardy with many species leading towards extinction both in marine flora and fauna. The direct result of an increased sea level is the decline in overall land area with the coastal areas more vulnerable to flooding. Other impacts of an increase in ocean level include destructive erosion, contamination of agricultural soil, loss of habitat for flora and fauna as well as humans, etc. If the global warming continues to worsen without any strict rules and regulations being implemented, the upcoming years will see higher global temperatures which might be harmful to everyone including humans.