The Latest Sea Temperature Misinformation From The BBC
I don’t think sea temperatures of 13C rank as a “heatwave”, certainly not if you fell into it!
However, the BBC seems to want us to believe that is exactly the case:
Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming.
One of warmest Springs on record is driving the surge, as high temperatures and weak winds warm the top layer of the ocean.
Marine heatwaves in the UK are thought to be a relatively new phenomenon but they are expected to increase in frequency and intensity.
But the misinformation lies in the statement that “One of warmest Springs on record is driving the surge”. What is driving the surge is the record amounts of sunshine seen so far the spring.
It is the sun which warms the seas, not ‘climate change’.
And it is the same sunshine that has brought a warm spring on land too.
And sunny weather also brings light winds, which prevent that warm surface water from mixing with the colder water below, as the following charts from the Met Office show:
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Brendan Godwin
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The BBC said: “weak winds warm the top layer of the ocean”.
You need to heat the air to 4,000 degrees C to warm the oceans 1 degrees C.
The GHE Theory cannot warm the oceans
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351436065_The_GHE_Theory_cannot_warm_the_oceans
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Jerry Krause
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After the background of my essay,, I will refer to Paul’s stupidity. in my next comment.
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Jerry Krause
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Hi Paul,
You wrote: “Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming. One of warmest Springs on record is driving the surge, as high temperatures and weak winds warm the top layer of the ocean.”
“Weak winds” hinder the mixing of the colder water MOLECULES beneath the SURFACE WATER MOLECULES allowing the SURFACE MOLECULES to be warmer than when the winds are NORMALLY greater. Hence the COLD WINTER SURFACE does not COOL the SURFACE atmosphere as much as NORMAL
Have a good day
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