TALK 'Climate Change and the Oceans' by Shri S.W.A. Naqvi at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road > 5pm on 25th February 2016

Time : 5:00 pm Add to Calendar 25/02/2016 17:00 25/02/2016 18:30 Asia/Kolkata TALK 'Climate Change and the Oceans' by Shri S.W.A. Naqvi Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/02/talk-climate-change-and-oceans-by-shri.html Lecture Room, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)


Venue : Lecture Room , Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001

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Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Central Sectt.' (Yellow Line and Violet Line)
Landmark : Entry Gate of IGNCA from Mansingh Road is opposite Raksha Bhavan

Event Description : 
TALK : Under Mausam Project Lecture Series, a lecture on 'Climate Change and the Oceans' by Shri S.W.A. Naqvi, Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.

As the bulk of the carbon in the atmosphere-hydrosphere-biosphere system is dissolved in
seawater, the oceans play the most important role in regulating the climate of Planet Earth.
The Earth has experienced cyclic oscillations in the climate in the past, but since the
Industrial Revolution human activities have been altering the climate to an extent that far
exceeds natural variability. This has several important impacts on the oceans, including ocean acidification and ocean deoxygenation. Since the ocean is absorbing a significant fraction of carbon dioxide that is anthropogenically released to the atmosphere, the seawater pH has fallen by 0.1 unit and is projected to fall further by 0.3 units by the end of 21st century. Also, ocean warming coupled with eutrophication is causing loss of dissolved oxygen from seawater. Both of these phenomena are going to severely affect marine biodiversity, modify biogeochemical cycles and alter ecosystem services offered by the oceans. Another major phenomenon that will have huge socio-economic impact will be flooding of low lying coastal areas due to sea level rise. The human beings must not only be prepared to adapt to these changes, but also make all efforts to cut down greenhouse gas emissions, the single most important factor contributing to global change. 

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TALK 'Climate Change and the Oceans' by Shri S.W.A. Naqvi at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road > 5pm on 25th February 2016 TALK 'Climate Change and the Oceans' by Shri S.W.A. Naqvi at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road > 5pm on 25th February 2016 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Thursday, February 25, 2016 Rating: 5

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