Climate change is causing waves to get bigger and more powerful, study shows
“The upper-ocean warming, a consequence of anthropogenic global warming, is changing the global wave climate, making waves stronger,” the study’s abstract, published in the scientific journal Nature, reads. “This identifies wave power as a potentially valuable climate change indicator.” EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON OUR OCEANS EQUIVALENT TO A-BOMB EXPLOSION EVERY SECOND FOR 150 YEARS The study found that waves have increased in strength by 0.41 percent per year since 1948. It also found that there are “long-term correlations” with sea surface temperatures, in the most energetic region in the globe, defined as the tropical Atlantic, while adding that “wave power in high south latitudes” was also concerning. Borja Reguero, Iñigo Losada and Fernando Méndez were the authors on the study. In a …