Mixed Layer News Today

Bleached massive coral ( Porites solida ) in Vilanguchalli island in Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar.   As the climate continues to warm and the mixed layer continues to thin, scientists might lose the ability to predict annual ocean surface temperatures. The mixed layer of the ocean which blankets the top 20 to 200 metres is becoming thinner each year, says a new study which warns that the continued loss of this buffer may lead to more frequent and destructive warming events such as mar...