GS1 · 15 marks · 250 words
“The tropical Indian Ocean is likely to be in a near-permanent heatwave state.” Discuss the factors responsible for the rapid warming of the Indian Ocean along with its multi-dimensional impacts.
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Syllabus: Geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
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