[ppf]

There's an astronomical difference between the surface temperature and the temperature of the entire ocean rising by one degree.

[lasc4r]

I'm not sure what you're getting at, are you under the impression that ocean temps haven't gone up by 1c since industrialization? Because they have.

[ppf]

Surface ocean temperatures. It is in no way the same thing as the entire body of water raising in temperature by that same number.

[ASalazarMX]

Fortunately nothing important lives in the surface of the ocean, no need to panic.

[ppf]

That wasn't anywhere near the point. OP was talking about the amount of energy required to raise the entire ocean by one degree, which is a truly terrifying amount of energy. Fortunately, that's not what is happening.