Study says 2023’s crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world
Associated PressOff the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. A study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society charted the North Atlantic sea temperature and the Antarctic sea ice halfway across the globe against long-accepted computer simulations. Next week or so, the North Atlantic will have gone a full year of non-stop, record-breaking sea surface temperatures, McNoldy said, adding “it’s not just record-breaking, it’s blowing past records.” In the last few weeks, Antarctic sea ice has returned to hovering at or just below record low levels, but not as off the charts as before, Kuhlbrodt said. French climate scientist Valerie Masson-Delmotte, who wasn’t part of the study said the Antarctic sea ice and hotter North Atlantic “show how with ongoing warming we are entering into uncharted territory and we need to anticipate and better prepare for these outcomes.” ___ ___ Follow Seth Borenstein on X at @borenbears ___ The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.