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Ocean heat hits record for ninth straight year

Original: "Last year, the world’s oceans absorbed an additional 23 zettajoules worth of heat, setting a new record for the ninth y

New research reports that the world's oceans absorbed an additional 23 zettajoules of heat last year, setting a record high for the ninth consecutive year. The figure is compared to the energy of roughly 12 Hiroshima bombs detonating every second for a year, underlining the accelerating pace of ocean warming driven by climate change.

Why now: The record ocean heat reading offers stark new evidence of accelerating climate change, prompting widespread discussion.

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• "Last year, the world’s oceans absorbed an additional 23 zettajoules worth of heat, setting a new record for the ninth year straight, the report noted. To put that into context, it’s equivalent to the energy of 12 Hiroshima bombs going off every second for a year, or roughly 40… · sixtel · 10

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