Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.

A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years — and pinpoints why.

The alarming acceleration helps explain why 2023 and 2024 saw unprecedented ocean temperatures — and more extreme storms.

"Once again, the temperature record has been shattered — 2024 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880." ...

As the Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun and reflects less back into space, much of the excess heat is being funnelled ...

In 2024, ocean temperatures reached record highs, worsening extreme weather and threatening ecosystems due to accelerating ...