India, April 29 -- Future increase in heat content equivalent to adding energy of one Hiroshima atomic bomb detonation every second, all day, every day, for a decade

The Indian Ocean is experiencing unprecedented and accelerated warming, which may continue throughout the century unless greenhouse gases (GHGs) are reduced immediately. A new study published in journal Science Direct has predicted that between 2020 and 2100, the Indian Ocean could warm at a rate of 1.7-3.8 degrees Celsius per century.

This could lead to widespread socio-economic impacts, along with significant effects on biodiversity, especially on coral reefs.

"The future increase in heat content is equivalent to adding the energy of one Hiroshima atomic bomb detonation ...