26-01-2018 16:43 via theguardian.com

In 2017, the oceans were by far the hottest ever recorded | John Abraham

The second-hottest year recorded at Earth’s surface was the hottest in its oceans
Among scientists who work on climate change, perhaps the most anticipated information each year is how much the Earth has warmed. That information can only come from the oceans, because almost all heat is stored there. If you want to understand global warming, you need to first understand ocean warming.This isn’t to say other measurements are not also important. For instance, measurements of the air tem
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