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  2. Effects of climate change on oceans - Wikipedia

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    Sea ice in the Arctic region has declined in recent decades in area and volume due to climate change. It has been melting more in summer than it refreezes in winter. Global warming, caused by greenhouse gas forcing is responsible for the decline in Arctic sea ice. The decline of sea ice in the Arctic has been accelerating during the early ...

  3. Microcirculation - Wikipedia

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    The endothelium provides a smooth surface for the flow of blood and regulates the movement of water and dissolved materials in the interstitial plasma between the blood and the tissues. The microcirculation contrasts with macrocirculation , which is the circulation of blood to and from the organs.

  4. Human thermoregulation - Wikipedia

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    Simplified control circuit of human thermoregulation. [8]The core temperature of a human is regulated and stabilized primarily by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain linking the endocrine system to the nervous system, [9] and more specifically by the anterior hypothalamic nucleus and the adjacent preoptic area regions of the hypothalamus.

  5. Thermohaline circulation - Wikipedia

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    It joins the global thermohaline circulation into the Indian Ocean, and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. [24] The out-flowing undersea of cold and salty water makes the sea level of the Atlantic slightly lower than the Pacific and salinity or halinity of water at the Atlantic higher than the Pacific.

  6. Cold blob - Wikipedia

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    The study confirms earlier research findings which identified the region as a hotspot for rising seas, with a potential to divert 3–4 times higher than the global average sea level rise rate. The researchers attribute the possible increase to an ocean circulation mechanism called deep water formation, which is reduced due to AMOC slow down ...

  7. Ocean heat content - Wikipedia

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    Ocean heat content and sea level rise are important indicators of climate change. [10] Ocean water can absorb a lot of solar energy because water has far greater heat capacity than atmospheric gases. [6] As a result, the top few meters of the ocean contain more energy than the entire Earth's atmosphere. [11]

  8. The Devastating Consequences Of A 'Small' Rise In Global ...

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    Human activity since industrialization has led to a huge increase in the production of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to rising global temperatures. Scientists warn that if carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at their current rates, Earth’s temperatures could increase dramatically in future ...

  9. Climate inertia - Wikipedia

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    The global ocean is Earth's largest thermal reservoir that functions to regulate the planet's climate; acting as both a sink and a source of energy. [3] The ocean's thermal inertia delays some global warming for decades or centuries. It is accounted for in global climate models, and has been confirmed via measurements of ocean heat content.