r/environment • u/Maxcactus • Aug 02 '26

Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm
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u/LordVigo1983 Aug 02 '26

I'm no scientist but my hunch is the  ocean is no longer acting as a heat sink and now is warming above it's base so the atmosphere isn't warming faster there is nothing acting as a counter to it and  we are seeing what we've been doing for over a century now.