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The planet appears to be warming faster than scientists realized, and it's happening beneath the oceans' surface. 

Oceans take the brunt of earth's warming, but new research suggests they retain between 10 and 70 percent of heat, according to the 

A recent report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, captured international attention for its grave warning: curtail warming now or 

 for people and ecosystems as soon as 2030. 

PWashington Post science reporter Chris Mooney described the ocean as a "thermal repository," taking in heat and keeping it. And it might be a bigger deal than scientists realized.

"More of the total heat that's getting trapped by climate change is sticking around in the earth's system. Maybe not where we thought," he said. "Maybe in some cases buried deep in the ocean but it's there and it's gonna have an impact. And we might still be waiting for part of the impact."

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