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January 17, 2019

Climate Study Finds Ocean Temperatures Hit Record High in 2018
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In more climate news, a new study finds Earth's oceans reached their
warmest temperature in recorded history in 2018-an ominous sign that
greenhouse gas emissions are fueling rising seas and ever more powerful
storms. The analysis published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric
Sciences finds ocean warming has accelerated sharply since the 1990s, at
a pace that's much faster than previously recognized.


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