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Discuss the hazards associated with rise of sea-surface temperature.

  • UPSC 2021
  • Oceanography

Sea-surface temperature (SST) is the temperature of the ocean's uppermost layer, the surface through which ocean and atmosphere exchange heat and moisture.

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  • Why SST Is Rising
  • Atmospheric and Coastal Hazards
  • Marine Ecosystem Hazards
  • Socio-economic Hazards

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