Scientific American: Oceans Break Heat Record for Fourth Year in a Row

2023-01-12 Scientific Perspective

Scientific American Article

Oceans Break Heat Record for Fourth Year in a Row

Academic Article

Cheng, L., Abraham, J., Trenberth, K.E. et al. Another Year of Record Heat for the Oceans. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 40, 963–974 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-023-2385-2

Article Highlights

In 2022, the global ocean was the hottest ever recorded by humans. -The upper 2000 m salinity-contrast index, a quantification of the “salty gets saltier—fresh gets fresher” pattern, also reached its highest level on record in 2022. -Global upper-ocean stratification continued its increasing trend in 2022 and was among the top seven on record.