{"id":68397,"date":"2024-05-28T07:27:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=68397"},"modified":"2024-05-28T07:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:27:27","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5%f0%9f%90%b8%f0%9f%92%a6%f0%9f%94%a5-rising-global-sea-surface-temperatures-consequences-causes-and-the-faustian-bargain-science-sundaymay-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=68397","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc38\ud83d\udca6\ud83d\udd25 Rising Global Sea Surface Temperatures: Consequences, Causes, and the Faustian Bargain [Science Sunday][May 2024]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Myth\u2019s Note: At first, it was supposed to be a quick joke image; months later down the research rabbit hole, and especially with recent updates, this article has become a bit of an unwieldy monster at nearly nine thousand words. This may take multiple reading sessions to get through. However, in an attempt to help readers keep track and pace themselves, I\u2019ve organized this piece into the following sections:<\/em><\/p>\n

I. The Watched Pot<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

II. A Quick Dip into SST Measurement History<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

III. The Consequences: Thermal Expansion, Ocean Currents, Atmospheric Energy, Habitat Destruction and Marine Heatwaves.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

IV. The Causes: Anthropogenic GHG Emissions, El Ni\u00f1o, Aerosols and the Faustian Bargain<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

If you were inspired by this article to write and publish your own, then\u00a0I would sincerely appreciate citation<\/strong>. Additionally, and if I\u2019ve set this up correctly, there should be a text-to-speech audio version in the Substack app if you\u2019d prefer to listen.<\/em><\/p>\n

As always, we\u2019ll start with a meme – and so, without further ado, please enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

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I. The Watched Pot<\/strong><\/p>\n

I want you all to imagine, if only for a moment, that you are a far off visitor approaching Earth. Perhaps you\u2019ve managed to catch a ride upon the latest ship passing through the night \u2013 the first detected interstellar traveler to pass through our little solar system,\u00a0\u2018Oumuamua<\/a>\u00a0(a messenger from afar arriving first<\/em>).<\/p>\n

As you pass us by here on\u00a0Spaceship Earth<\/a>, you will definitely notice something rather peculiar about our pale blue dot \u2013 it\u2019s a planet rich with water (liquid and frozen), covered by swirling clouds (mostly water vapor) above a few landmasses…<\/p>\n

…click on the above link to read the rest of the article…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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