Accelerated Warming Of Indian Ocean To Have Catastrophic Consequences, Says Study

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Accelerated Warming Of Indian Ocean To Have Catastrophic Consequences, Says Study

The Indian Ocean is expected to experience surface warming of 1.4 degrees Celsius to 3 degrees Celsius between 2020 and 2100, which will push it into a near-permanent heatwave state, intensify cyclones, affect the monsoon, and lead to a rise in sea levels, according to a new study.The study, led by Roxy Mathew Koll, a climate scientist at the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, showed that marine heatwaves (periods of abnormally…