Future of the Environment

2019 was the oceans' hottest year on record

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Oceans absorb more than 90 percent of the extra heat generated by the burning of fossil fuels. Image: Unsplash/Marek Okon

Olivia Rosane
Freelance Reporter, Ecowatch
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