Deep ocean warming as climate changes

Exeter UK (SPX) May 18, 2022

Much of the “excess heat” stored in the subtropical North Atlantic is in the deep ocean (below 700m), new research suggests.

Oceans have absorbed about 90% of warming caused by humans. The study found that in the subtropical North Atlantic (25 N), 62% of the warming from 1850-2018 is held in the deep ocean.

The researchers – from the University of Exeter and the University of Brest –
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