2023 on track to be the hottest year on record, say scientists

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Do you ever get the feeling you are arguing with a 2 year old? Lol

No, I don't. I've spent enough time arguing with 2-year-olds to know that a 2-year-old is constantly improving. Everyday they will be a little bit smarter, more mature, better socialized, better able to effectively communicate. They won't keep making the same mistakes over and over and over for years on end.
Arguing with a 2-year-old is actually quite rewarding compared to this.

[chuckChuck]

AB5 "And even more importantly, anyone who thinks the atmosphere is even capable of warming up the oceans needs a lesson in basic physics."

Yes Abby you should learn some basic physics! You are wrong again! LOL

[url]https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ocean-warming/[/url]

Ocean Warming

LATEST MEASUREMENT:
December 2022
345 (± 2) zettajoules
since 1955



Ninety percent of global warming is occurring in the ocean, causing the water’s internal heat to increase since modern recordkeeping began in 1955, as shown in the upper chart. (The shaded blue region indicates the 95% margin of uncertainty.) This chart shows annual estimates for the first 2,000 meters of ocean depth.

Each data point in the upper chart represents a five-year average. For example, the 2020 value represents the average change in ocean heat content (since 1955) for the years 2018 up to and including 2022.

The lower chart tracks monthly changes in ocean heat content for the entire water column (from the top to the bottom of the ocean) from 1992 to 2019, integrating observations from satellites, in-water instruments, and computer models. Both charts are expressed in zettajoules ([url]https://climate.nasa.gov/resources/glossary/?alpha=A-Z:title&ss_id=32[/url]).

Heat stored in the ocean causes its water to expand, which is responsible for one-third to one-half of global sea level rise. Most of the added energy is stored at the surface, at a depth of zero to 700 meters. The last 10 years were the ocean’s warmest decade since at least the 1800s. The year 2022 was the ocean’s warmest recorded year and saw the highest global sea level.

Covering more than 70% of Earth’s surface, our global ocean has a very high heat capacity. It has absorbed 90% of the warming that has occurred in recent decades due to increasing greenhouse gases, and the top few meters of the ocean store as much heat as Earth's entire atmosphere.

The effects of ocean warming include sea level rise due to thermal expansion, coral bleaching, accelerated melting of Earth’s major ice sheets, intensified hurricanes*, and changes in ocean health and biochemistry.

*Accurate ocean heat content data add valuable information about the heat below the ocean's surface that fuels hurricanes and affects their intensity. NASA provides estimates of ocean heat content derived from the sea surface height that has been measured by satellite altimetry missions since early 1990s, including the recently launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ([url]http://www.nasa.gov/sentinel-6/overview[/url]) mission.

[chuckChuck]

[url]https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/oceans[/url]

Summary of Key Points

• Ocean Heat ([url]https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/ocean-heat[/url]). Four independent analyses show that the amount of heat stored in the ocean has increased substantially since the 1950s. Ocean heat content not only determines sea surface temperature, but also affects sea level and currents.
• Sea Surface Temperature ([url]https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/sea-surface-temperature[/url]). Ocean surface temperatures increased around the world during the 20^th century. Even with some year-to-year variation, the overall increase is clear, and sea surface temperatures have been consistently higher during the past three decades than at any other time since reliable observations began in the late 1800s.

Climate Change Indicators: Oceans

Covering about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, the world’s oceans have a two-way relationship with weather and climate. The oceans influence the weather on local to global scales, while changes in climate can fundamentally alter many properties of the oceans. This chapter examines how some of these important characteristics of the oceans have changed over time.
Why does it matter?

As greenhouse gases trap more energy from the sun, the oceans are absorbing more heat, resulting in an increase in sea surface temperatures and rising sea level. Changes in ocean temperatures and currents brought about by climate change will lead to alterations in climate patterns around the world.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Chuck, has it ever occurred to you that you have cause and effect reversed? See the above post about the impossibility of warming the oceans with the atmosphere on any human timescale.

[chuckChuck]

Chuck, has it ever occurred to you that you have cause and effect reversed? See the above post about the impossibility of warming the oceans with the atmosphere on any human timescale.

Did you miss this part Abby?

"As greenhouse gases trap more energy from the sun, the oceans are absorbing more heat, resulting in an increase in sea surface temperatures".

Of course oceans and the atmosphere warm and work together.

How the hell did you make it through University?

You should be embarrassed to say that the atmosphere does not cause warming oceans. Instead you double down on your lack of knowledge and lies.

[fjlip]

IF they even do...same gases REFLECT sun energy keeping us regulated properly. Water Vapor is responsible for 90% of same. A conundrum huh?