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Earths oceans caught a fever in March 2023 that has yet to break.
Since 2010, according to the study, that disparity has doubled.
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According to Merchant, the study is possibly the first to connect the two phenomena over recent decades.
Its a very tight correlation, he said.
There are other factors turning up the heat.
The excess ocean warmth has had wide-ranging consequences.
Changing ocean temperatures also shift weather patterns, potentially intensifying droughts, downpours, and storms alike.
Hurricanes love warmer water.
The oceans really set the pace for global warming for the Earth as a whole, Merchant said.
The knock-on effects like wildfires, drought, and floods will continue to escalate, too.
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