The Indian ocean could warm by a further 1.7-3.8 degrees in the coming eighty years, according to a study published by scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune. Each second, the ocean is absorbing heat comparable to that released by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In addition to sea level rise, this warming could lead to stronger monsoons and coral bleaching.
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