Lijing Cheng, and numerous collaborators including Dr. Michael E Mann, have once again extended previous research to conclude that the world’s oceans were a record warm in 2022, despite the presence of La Niña conditions, for another consecutive year.
Press Coverage
PopSci: https://www.popsci.com/environment/earths-oceans-heat-salt/
Earth.com: https://www.earth.com/news/record-breaking-ocean-heat-continues-with-no-signs-of-slowing-down/
Inside Climate News: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11012023/relentless-rise-of-ocean-heat-content-drives-deadly-extremes/
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/11/oceans-were-the-hottest-ever-recorded-in-2022-analysis-shows?CMP=share_btn_tw
The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/ocean-record-high-temperatures-b2260251.html
Raw Story: https://www.rawstory.com/scientists-sound-alarm-as-ocean-temperatures-hit-new-record/
Axios: https://www.axios.com/2023/01/11/ocean-heat-content-record-high-global-warming