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Ocean heat inertia may sustain Pacific climate shift even at net zero

Original: Ocean thermal inertia sustains a tropical Pacific mean state shift under net zero

New research published in Nature finds that ocean thermal inertia could keep a shifted mean state in the tropical Pacific locked in even after humanity reaches net zero carbon emissions. The study suggests some climate changes in the region may be effectively irreversible on human timescales, with implications for weather patterns, fisheries and sea-level planning worldwide.

Why now: Fresh climate research challenges the assumption that cutting emissions to net zero will quickly reverse regional climate changes.

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