Earth’s oceans are the hottest on record
What does this mean for the planet?
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A recent paper in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences finds that the Earth’s oceans are the hottest they’ve ever been on record.
University of St. Thomas professor John Abraham is one of the authors of that paper and breaks down what this could mean for the planet and the state.
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