Oceans ‘may mask global warming’

OCEANS could be covering up the full extent of global warming, a study suggests.

Oceans ‘may mask global warming’

Heat absorption at depths of more than 1,000 feet may have the effect of flattening the rate of warming for decades at a time, say scientists.

The “missing heat” can give the impression that greenhouse gas emissions are having less of an impact than some have claimed. But experts warn this is an illusion.

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