A new study found that the world's oceans were the hottest they had ever been in 2022. "The hottest year ever recorded in the world's oceans" was the title of the study by researchers from New Zealand, the United States, China, and Italy.
According to the authors, the amount of heat present in the oceans increased by approximately 10 Zetta joules, or 100 times the amount of electricity produced globally in 2021. Michael Mann, a co-author and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, stated that the oceans are absorbing the majority of the warming caused by human carbon emissions.
Unprecedented shifts in global marine ecosystems, sea levels, and weather patterns are being brought about by rising ocean temperatures. Scientists have warned that rising temperatures are altering ocean stability more quickly than previously thought as heat transforms the ocean.
The world's oceans have been warming at an accelerating rate in recent decades due to human-caused climate change. This warming has significant impacts on marine ecosystems, weather patterns, and sea levels.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that without significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, ocean warming is expected to continue, with potentially severe consequences for life on Earth.
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