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Deep ocean's shield against warming began shifting in 2016
Original: The deep ocean’s protection against warming started to change in 2016. Nobody knows what happens now
Researchers report that the deep ocean's role in buffering the planet against global warming began to change around 2016, and its future behaviour is uncertain. The finding raises concerns because the ocean depths have so far absorbed much of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases, and a weakening of that protection could accelerate surface warming in ways scientists cannot yet predict.
Why now: New research suggests a major climate-regulating ocean process may have shifted, with unknown consequences for global warming.
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- The deep ocean’s protection against warming started to change in 2016. Nobody knows what happens now · The Conversation
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