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The world's oceans were the hottest ever recorded in 2022, demonstrating the profound and pervasive changes that human-caused emissions have made to the planet's climate.

What has caused this rise? The international team of scientists that produced the ocean heat analysis concluded: The Earth's energy and water cycles have been profoundly altered due to the emission of greenhouse gases by human activities, driving pervasive changes in Earth's climate system."

Why is this so significant? John Abraham, a professor of thermal sciences at the University of St Thomas in Minnesota who was part of the study team, said: If you want to measure global warming, you want to measure where the warming goes, and over 90% goes into the oceans. Measuring the oceans is the most accurate way of determining how out of balance our planet is."

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