How our warmer oceans are contributing to climate breakdown – The Guardian

Humans have made the oceans more stable, and the result will be more extreme weather and the acceleration of climate change.
You may have heard the phrase hot air rises. And it is true: when you heat up air, the warmed air wants to rise, like a hot-air balloon. The rising motion is caused by the changing density of the air, a process scientists refer to as buoyancy.
The same thing is true in the oceans. Warm water is less dense than cold waters. In oceans, water tends to stratify, with warmer,…

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