The oceans have been absorbing more heat than experts originally thought, suggesting the consequences of global warming may come even sooner than anticipated. That's according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
A few weeks ago, the U.N. said global temperatures are likely to rise 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels sometime between 2030 and 2052 if global warming continues the way it is now. But this new report says oceans absorbed 60 percent more heat than scientists have been reporting every year, suggesting we may hit that mark sooner than the U.N. projected.
While this study isn't the first to suggest ocean temperatures are warmer than scientists have been documenting, the Los Angeles Times reports the findings aren't necessarily conclusive yet. They'd need to be reproduced in order to be accepted by scientists on a large scale.
