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Montevideo, December 23rd 2024 - 01:06 UTC

Tag: World oceans

  • Friday, January 11th 2019 - 12:39 UTC

    World oceans warming up more rapidly, caution US and Chinese scientists

    About 93 per cent of excess heat - trapped around the Earth by greenhouse gases that come from the burning of fossil fuels - accumulates in the world's oceans

    The world's oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said on Thursday. The findings in the US journal Science, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, debunk previous reports that suggested a so-called pause in global warming in recent years.