Rapidly Warming Oceans Set to Release Heat into the Atmosphere{Prophets of Global Warming}

Scientific American ^ | Dec. 30, 2014 | By John Upton and Climate Central

[RBStealth]

The seas have stored most of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gases since 2000, but they are due to send it back skyward December 30, 2014 |By John Upton and Climate Central

A Weddell seal with a conductivity-temperature-depth tag on its head. Credit: Dan Costa, University of California at Santa Cruz

Probing a blue abyss can be an abysmal recipe for the blues.

For every 10 joules of energy that our greenhouse gas pollution traps here on Earth, about 9 of them end up in an ocean. There, the effects of global warming bite into fisheries, ecosystems and ice. But those effects are largely imperceptible to humans—as invisible to a landlubber as an albatross chomping on a baited hook at the end of a long line.

What scientists discovered in 2014 is that since the turn of the century, oceans have been absorbing more of global warming’s heat and energy than would normally be expected, helping to slow rates of warming on land. What they will be talking about in 2015, and beyond, is when that trend might come to an end—likely following a routine shift in Pacific Ocean trade winds. Much of that extra sunken heat will eventually be belched back into the atmosphere by the overheating seas. The effects of ocean warming might be imperceptible to most of us, but they are far-reaching. They are driving fishing fleets further out to sea, ushering tropical fish into polar waters, and worsening flood hazards for coastal communities.

[vpintheak]

Record level of sea ice anyone?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Well, hopefully, they’ll release some heat in the Twin Cities.

[cripplecreek]

Much of that extra sunken heat will eventually be belched back into the atmosphere

Whoa there Poindexter, ease up on the sciency talk would ya.

[Cementjungle]

The reason the earth isn't warming up as predicted is because the global warming is getting bottled up in the sea!

It's a creative excuse... I'll give them that much.

[jtal]

We’re boiling the oceans!

[EagleUSA]

“Scientific” American.....leftward ho!!

[SpaceBar]

Scientific American is a fully politicized rag that publishes dreck written by stoned banana slugs.

[Ann Archy]

CALL THE POPE!!!

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

[rightwingcrazy]

Maybe the heat will go down, instead of up, leading to massive volcanic eruptions. That’s the ticket.

[Iron Munro]

Maybe, might, could, expected to, set to, potentially....

Too bad they can’t take these models and go back 50 years, plug them in and get results that match what really happened.

[SandRat]

Al Bore at it again?

[Farmer Dean]

“Call the Pope!!!”
Please don’t,he’s been running his mouth too much already about global warming.

[cripplecreek]

I am kind of curious about what kind of bizarre science the guy is using to claim the oceans are collecting heat in preparation of a sudden massive release.

[colorado tanker]

Oh, please. The “the warming is hiding in the oceans” excuse has already been debunked.

[Lion Den Dan]

Science brought to you by the inventors of creative spelling, self esteem physics, ebonics and language arts and——COMMON CORE or is it corpse.

[virgil]

We could use some heat in Wisconsin.

[pleasenotcalifornia]

Rapidly heating oceans? And I thought we were doomed on account of the gas passed by cattle herds and my old high school buddies.

[sasquatch]

What scientists discovered in 2014 is that since the turn of the century, oceans have been absorbing more of global warming’s heat

1) Which century? Please describe the method used to measure the temperature of the 'oceans'. My BS meter has wound around three times.