Millions of people in India live near the coastline, many depend on the fisheries sector for a living, and they will be the worst hit as marine heatwaves become more frequent.
Nidhi Jamwal, Rishabh Shrivastava, Naveen Kumar Manoharan
According to a recent study, the Indian Ocean is being pushed to a near-permanent heatwave state.
This study, released in April 2024, was conducted by a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune, India, Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Princeton University, and others
It was led by climate scientist Roxy Mathew Koll from IITM.
But why should a warming ocean bother us?
Oceans cover more than 70 per cent of our planet’s surface. Rising sea surface temperature can disrupt lives and livelihoods, particularly of people working in the fisheries sector.
In India, nearly 250 million people, which is 3.5 per cent of the world’s population, live within 50 km of the Indian coastline.
Video producer: Naveen Kumar Manoharan
Script: Rishabh Shrivastava
Additional inputs: Nidhi Jamwal
Narrator: Nidhi Jamwal
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