Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds

A new analysis, publishe in the Journal - SCIENCE, found that the oceans are heating up 40 percent faster on average than a United Nations panel estimated five years ago. The researchers also concluded that ocean temperatures have broken records for several straight years... with dire implications for climate change because almost all the excess heat absorbed by the planet ends up stored in their waters.

source: NY Times (Jan. 2019) ref. Cheng report