The Oceans are Hotter Than They Have Been Since the 1970’s. Should I Care? An Interview with Annalisa Bracco, Ph.D.

2024-03-03

At the end of February 2024, I talked to people in Ohio’s snowbelt region, and they all said the same thing, “I think the snowplow guy maybe came twice.” Only twice! Wow! The snowplow guys probably liked the lack of snow! You see, in major parts of the U.S., winter never arrived. According to preliminary data from AccuWeather, this winter was the warmest on record in the U.S thanks to El Nino and our warming climate. This past summer, it was really hot in many places of the world for extended time periods. Should we care?

At the end of February 2024, I talked to people in Ohio’s snowbelt region, and they all said the same thing, “I think the snowplow guy maybe came twice.” Only twice! Wow! The snowplow guys probably liked the lack of snow!

You see, in major parts of the U.S., winter never arrived. According to preliminary data from AccuWeather, this winter was the warmest on record in the U.S thanks to El Nino and our warming climate.

This past summer, it was really hot in many places of the world for extended time periods. Should we care? Let's ask our guest. In this March 2024 episode, host Tim Jordan explores the issue of our water and land growing warmer with special guest, Annalisa Bracco, Ph.D. Listen, learn, subscribe, and share. Thanks!

Resources for this podcast:

Georgia Institute of Technology: www.gatech.edu

The School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institutes of Technology: www.eas.gatech.edu

Dr. Bracco’s Lab: https://eas.gatech.edu/people/bracco-dr-annalisa

Her Personal Webpage: https://sites.gatech.edu/annalisabracco/

Article to Read: February on Course to Break Unprecedented Heat Records

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/february-on-course-to-break-unprecedented-number-of-heat-records

Article to Read: Ocean Warming: NASA. Global Climate Change. Vital Signs of the Planet. December 2023. https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ocean-warming/.

Selected Recent Scientific Publications by Dr. Bracco:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-04330-8

https://journals.aps.org/prx/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevX.12.021054

https://theconversation.com/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around-the-world-207902

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