Warming trends rise in large ocean areas: study - Reuters

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Warming trends rise in large ocean areas: study
Wed Apr 9, 2008 5:13am EDT

By Grant McCool

HANOI (Reuters) -Warming trends in a third of the world's
large ocean regions are two to four times greater than
previously reported averages, increasing the risk to marine
life and fisheries, a U.N.-backed environmental study said.

Overfishing, coastal pollution and degradation of water
quality were common in all 64 large marine ecosystems
studied by scientists who contributed to the U.N.
Environmental Program report presented at an international
conference on oceans, coasts and islands in Vietnam this
week.

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The report said that in 18 of the 64 regions, "the
accelerated warming trends are 2-4 times greater than the
average trends reported in 2007 by the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change".

The week-long 4th global conference on oceans, coasts and
islands in Hanoi is a forum for developing countries trying
to improve ocean governance and coastal management,
especially in the light of climate change.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSHAN29074220080409

[hatrack]

1. "Two to four times greater than previously reported" . . .

Isn't that like "faster than expected"'s cousin or nephew or something like that?

:shrug:

[NMDemDist2]

2. GMTA

I was wondering the same thing

[philb]

3. NOAA coastal ocean buoy temperature measurements show big increase

NOAA coastal ocean buoy temperature measurements show big increase

www.flcv.com/sitesum.html

But i'm not sure where they got the 2 to 4 times previosly reported data. But the data shows 2008 starting off pretty warm so far.

The biggest increases in U.S. area coastal water temperatures were in Alaska and the Great Lakes, but other coastal areas also had significant increases.

Anyone know why the west coast U.S. has had less coastal temp increases in recent years than other coastal areas?
Is this an El Nino related pattern?