13 Jan 2026
Oceans absorb record heat for ninth consecutive year as marine heatwaves intensify globally
Photo by Randy Laybourne The world’s oceans absorbed colossal amounts of heat in 2025, setting yet another record and fuelling more extreme weather, according to research published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. The additional 23 zettajoules absorbed represents approximately 37 years of global primary energy consumption, equivalent to more than 200 times the total […]