Oceans absorbed record levels of heat in 2023, study finds

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Earth's oceans absorbed unprecedented levels of heat responsible for global warming in 2023, fueling a year of adverse climate events around the world, a Chinese-led multinational scientific team reported Thursday.

Analysis by the group of scientists from China, the United States, New Zealand and Italy published in the Advances in Atmospheric Science journal found the oceans heated up by 15 zettajoules relative to 2022 -- equivalent to 30 times global annual energy use.

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