The world’s oceans were hottest on record in 2019
PARIS, FRANCE –
The world’s oceans were the hottest in recorded history in 2019,
scientists said on Tuesday, as manmade emissions warmed seas at an
ever-increasing rate with potentially disastrous impacts on Earth’s
climate.
The world’s oceans were the hottest in recorded history in 2019,
scientists said on Tuesday, as manmade emissions warmed seas at an
ever-increasing rate with potentially disastrous impacts on Earth’s
climate.
Oceans absorb more than 90 per cent of excess heat created by
greenhouse gas emissions and quantifying how much they have warmed up in
recent years gives scientists an accurate read on the rate of global
warming.
A team of experts from around the world looked at data compiled by
China’s Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) to gain a clear picture
of ocean warmth to a depth of 2,000 metres over several decades.