Most of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases is absorbed by Earth’s oceans, land and ice, she adds. By the time the ten-year average for the air tops 1.5 °C, the planet will have accumulated ...
Greenhouse gas pollution and El Nino go a long way to explain that heat — about 1.23 C of it in 2023, some experts estimate — but there’s more to account for. The sun entered the brighter ...