Global warming is mainly caused due to heat trapped by greenhouse gas within the atmosphere. Between 1971 and 2018, ocean warming accounted for nearly 91 percent of the heating of the climate system. Rising ocean temperatures affect marine ecosystems and the species that thrive on it.
Distribution of heating in the climate system worldwide between 1971 and 2018, by cause
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World Meteorological Organization, & IPCC, & UNEP. (August 9, 2021). Distribution of heating in the climate system worldwide between 1971 and 2018, by cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257387/climate-system-heating-share-causes/
World Meteorological Organization, und IPCC, und UNEP. "Distribution of heating in the climate system worldwide between 1971 and 2018, by cause." Chart. August 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257387/climate-system-heating-share-causes/
World Meteorological Organization, IPCC, UNEP. (2021). Distribution of heating in the climate system worldwide between 1971 and 2018, by cause. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257387/climate-system-heating-share-causes/
World Meteorological Organization, and IPCC, and UNEP. "Distribution of Heating in The Climate System Worldwide between 1971 and 2018, by Cause." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257387/climate-system-heating-share-causes/
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