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World’s seas heated by a record 23 zettajoules last year


The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification

A 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.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/30/worlds-seas-warmed-23-zettajoules-2025

Author : Ajit Niranjan

Publish date : 2026-09-30 06:00:00

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