Tsunami risk increased due to climate change

Tsunami risk increased due to climate change

Recent research on the Antarctic has led scientists to warn of tsunamis due to climate change. The danger could be something much more dangerous, which could be fatal with the cargo. The rapid changes in climate change are shocking. Now if the new study is to be believed then it can bring a terrible tsunami. Recent research has warned that climate change could trigger huge, deadly tsunamis from Antarctica. The reason for this is the rapid warming of the water of the Antarctic Sea and landslides.

increased heating of water

Actually the sediment water under the Antarctic ocean is getting warmer. Along with this, landslides are also happening inside the sea, which can become an increased reason for tsunami. The heating of the sediment is not good in any case. UK. This information has been given by research by Jenny Gales, an expert in hydrography and ocean exploration at the University of Plymouth. Also said that landslides are an increased geo-hazard for tsunami. Due to which heavy loss of life can also happen.

Research published in the latest issue of Nature Communications magazine

The findings of this research shed light on how global climate change could affect the stability of these regions and the likelihood of future tsunamis. So we are in dire need of developing our understanding urgently. This research has been published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Communications. Scientists have been monitoring the geological condition of this area of ​​the sea since 2016. After analyzing the sediment cores, the scientists found that the loose sediment layers were formed during two periods. One formed during the mid-Pliocene warm period about 3 million years ago, while the other formed during the Miocene Climatic Optimum about 15 million years ago. During these epochs the waters around Antarctica were 3 °C warmer than today. Due to which the bottom of the sea has been filled with a rich and slippery sediment after the bloom and extinction of the algae and now landslides are taking place in it. Robert McKay, director of the Center for Antarctic Research at the Victoria University of Wellington and co-chief scientist for the International Ocean, who was involved in the research, said in his statement that these slippery layers were transported by glaciers and icebergs during the subsequent cold climate and ice age, Which is covered with thick layers of coarse gravelHad happened

Scientists are also worried

Dr. Narendra Singh, Senior Environmental Scientist of Aryabhatta Observational Science Research Institute, ARIES, says that scientists are very worried about the future consequences of climate change. The researches being done about climate change are alarming and now the latest research is really shocking

Source: Earth sky