The Oceans have begun to heat up at rates double those observed by scientists only 6 years ago. This graphic, released today by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) represents the work of hundreds of scientists deploying thousands of independent ARGO buoys throughout the globe's oceans.
90% of the world's global warming occurs in the oceans. This makes the oceans the first place that we will directly observe large-scale changes in global warming, (the second is in the Arctic).
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This is a follow-up diary to my previous, titled "The Earth is Set for Rapid Warming", which is the third diary in a three part series.
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400,000 Hiroshima Bombs per Day in 2007 is Actually 800,000 Hiroshima Bombs today!
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See the previous diaries.
Part I: The Murderous Lies of Senator Jeff Sessions
Part II: The Goldilocks Decade
Part III: The Earth is Set for Rapid Warming
Finale: Rapid Warming is Here
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