Southern Antarctic waters found to absorb as much heat as Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean combined

A new study has found that the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica absorbed the highest amount of human activity-caused heat over the past two decades, nearly equal to the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans combined. The researchers discovered that ocean warming has accelerated significantly since the 1990s, with the Southern Ocean experiencing the greatest increase. The findings have implications for sea-level rise and climate impacts.