Scientists warn that the world’s oceans absorbed a staggering amount of heat last year—far exceeding global human energy consumption—accelerating sea level rise and worsening acidification. The unprecedented surge in thermal energy is driving drastic changes in marine ecosystems, threatening the stability of deep-water systems essential to life on Earth. With waters growing hotter and less hospitable, the findings highlight a deepening crisis for ocean health and the broader climate system. The report underscores how human activity is reshaping the planet’s most vital resource at an alarming rate.
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidificationA record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat was sunk into the world’s seas last year, leaving ocean waters hotter, higher and less hospitable, a report has found.The explosive addition of thermal energy, which was almost 40 times greater than all the energy humanity used that year, comes amid far-reaching changes to the deep water bodies fundamental to life on Earth. Continue reading...
