Past Measurements May Have Missed Massive Ocean Warming

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Past Measurements May Have Missed Massive Ocean Warming

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday October 5, 2014 @09:02PM from the it's-getting-hot-in-here dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Previous estimates of global ocean warming have been significantly underestimated due to historically sparse temperature data from the Southern Ocean, new research has found. From the article: "Earth's oceans have absorbed more than 90% of the warming caused by greenhouse gases, researchers estimate, with the stored heat showing up as warmer seawater. But a new analysis suggests scientists may have underestimated the size of the heat sink in the upper ocean—which could have implications for researchers trying to understand the pace and scale of past warming."

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Re:The Sky Is Falling by wonkey_monkey · 2014-10-05 22:58 · Score: 4, Funny

But the temperature on Mars is rising too! We are sooooooooooooooo screwed!
Relax. Temperature may be rising but sea levels are remarkably stable.

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Re: Say "No more!" to Climate Posts by mSparks43 · 2014-10-05 23:42 · Score: 1, Funny

Good analogy.
Except. Imho
global cooling is the car accident
And global warming is a trip to Barbados.
Why do so many of you think an ice age would be a good thing?
Re:please no by ThePhilips · 2014-10-05 23:45 · Score: 5, Funny

Models will NEVER be accurate enough for any real predictions, causes or illustrations.
I heard that modern weather models have accuracy above 80%.
Good enough, IMO.

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Re:What happens to that heat? by Sqr(twg) · 2014-10-06 04:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Also, these so-called "scientists" claim that there will be "winter" a few months from now, but the weather today is actually warmer than it was yesterday, so I'm scratching my head...