August 4, 2023 — Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, and yet the vast majority have not been mapped or explored.
But there are two things we can say with certainty: Oceans are the hottest they have been in recorded history, by a wide margin. And man-made climate change is to blame.
From the North Atlantic to Florida to Antarctica, record water temperatures are forcing scientists to grapple with how climate change is warming the oceans, often in unpredictable and extreme ways, with implications for the entire planet. In today’s newsletter we’ll take a deep dive into what’s happening, with help from our colleagues.