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Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences

  • Written by Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliated Faculty, University of Auckland
imageA tropical storm's rain overwhelmed a dam in Thailand and caused widespread flooding in late September. It was just one of 2021's disasters.Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in Europe and...

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