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Ocean temperatures reach record highs

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Ocean temperatures hit record highs in 2024, study finds

A study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has found that ocean warming in 2024 has led to new record high temperatures. The ocean is the hottest it has ever been recorded by humans, not only at the surface temperature but also for the upper 2000 meters.

Courthouse News Service · 6h

It’s getting hot in here: Ocean temperatures reach record highs

Ocean temperatures crossed into an average of around 66.5 degrees Fahrenheit, almost half a degree higher than last year, in an exponential increase from decades prior.

Reuters on MSN · 10h

2024 was the hottest year on record, scientists say

Global temperatures in 2024 exceeded 1.5 Celsius above the pre-industrial era for the first time, bringing the world closer to breaching the pledge governments made under the 2015 Paris climate agreement,

NOAA says La Niña ocean cooling has finally arrived

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NOAA says La Niña ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems

A long-awaited La Niña has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual.

YAHOO!News · 17h

La Niña Has Developed In The Pacific Ocean And Will Likely Persist Through Early Spring, NOAA Says

A La Niña advisory is in effect. La Niña occurs when the ocean's surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific reach a specific cooler-than-average level, as circled below. In addition, the response of atmospheric circulations globally are also considered.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems

A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual.

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The story behind Pluto's huge moon bodes well for distant ocean worlds

Unlike how scientists believe Earth's moon formed billions of years ago, Pluto and its biggest moon, Charon, didn't have a ...

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2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve

The oceans have been much warmer than average for the past two years, and the planet just set another global heat record.

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Why has this marine research institute made the ocean a member of its board? Expert Q&A

The ocean absorbs more than 90% of the atmosphere’s excess heat trapped by human-emitted greenhouse gases. It plays a vital ...

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Here is why California can’t use ocean water to help fight the wildfires

Sea water, in theory, could be used to help a fire. But, its salty components can do more harm than good, which is why ...

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Flashback: Rogan warned last summer about a future wildfire ‘burning through LA all the way to the ocean'

Podcaster Joe Rogan warned of a future fire decimating Los Angeles just six months prior to fires currently breaking out in ...

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Los Angeles Fires and Winter Drought Likely Linked to Ocean Heat

Ridges of high pressure that refuse to break down have created dangerously dry conditions across Southern California and the ...

23 new marine bacteria species discovered that influence global ocean cycles

Scientists examining seawater from Blanes Bay in the north-western Mediterranean uncovered 26 new bacterial strains that ...

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Firefighter plane scoops ocean water to battle Southern California wildfires

Experts say saltwater isn’t a fire department’s first choice, but is sometimes necessary to battle out-of-control flames.

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