Deep Heat

Hourly measurements of sea temperatures, were recorded in the deep Atlantic, off the coast of Uruguay, between 2009 and 2019 (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/14/enormous-amount-of-heat-even-deepest-ocean-is-warming-study). Four locations were selected for the automated equipment, ranging from 1360 to 4757 m in depth and temperature rises of between 0.02 and 0.04 degrees Celsius were recorded. This may not sound a lot but it is very much faster than scientists had predicted, given the shear volume of water. This suggests that sea level rises will occur more quickly than had been projected. The change can also be linked to extreme weather as events like hurricanes are more likely to be generated.