Current Events > The world's oceans have broken temperature records every day over last year

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68921215

For many decades, the world's oceans have been the Earth's 'get-out-of-jail card' when it comes to climate change.
Not only do they absorb around a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans produce, they also soak up around 90% of the excess heat.

But over the past year, the oceans have displayed the most concerning evidence yet that they are struggling to cope, with the sea surface particularly feeling the heat.
From March 2023, the average surface temperature of the global oceans started to shoot further and further above the long-term norm, hitting a new record high in August.

Recent months have brought no respite, with the sea surface reaching a new global average daily high of 21.09C in February and March this year, according to Copernicus data.

As the graph below shows, not only has every single day since 4 May 2023 broken the daily record for the time of year, but on some days the margin has been huge.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e2ab5612.jpg

The oceans are at their fucking limit

Too many people are too dumb to realize that a half of a degree when we're talking about that much water is HUGE.

I sure hope we don't all suffocate to death

Yeah, we're fucked. The only thing I pursue or care about is hedonism.

Yeah something definitely broke a year ago. Methane clathrates or something. The trend completely diverged.

Just how many Tornados have we had in only the Spring time of the year?

Maybe would should take this stuff seriously...just maybe.

we are totally fucked