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This chart shows how rapidly the ocean is warming

2016 was the hottest year ever recorded, when measured ocean temperatures were 0.8C higher than the stated average.

2016 was the hottest year ever recorded, when measured ocean temperatures were 0.8C higher than the stated average. Image: Unsplash/Taylor Simpson

Katharina Buchholz
Data Journalist, Statista
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The global ocean temperature surged from 2010 to 2020. Image: NCEI/Statista
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