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Warming of oceans drive climate instability
A key driver of climate instability is the warming of the oceans, whose record temperatures have been connected to recent, devastating natural disasters
By: Sigrid Vestergaard Frandsen, Director of Environmental Health
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Connection to natural disasters
Hurricanes need warm water to form and strengthen. Scientists have proven that warmer ocean temperatures are actually a key factor that causes more storms
NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captures the rapid intensification of Hurricane Lee on Sept. 7, 2023.
Credit: NASA/NOAA
Ocean acidification and heating are altering marine ecosystems
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