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Sleepy Classes IASRoughly how much of the Earth's excess global warming heat is absorbed by our oceans?

We are surviving on a silent thermal loan.

If the oceans hadn't absorbed our excess heat, the air we breathe would be a catastrophic 36°C hotter today.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀:
Global sea-surface temperatures hit unprecedented highs (crossing 21.1°C) driven by global warming and an intensifying El Niño.

𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀:
Oceans absorb over 90% of excess global warming heat, but this causes marine ecosystem stress, disrupted food webs, and weather anomalies.

𝗦𝗲𝗮-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲:
Global average sea levels rose about 11 cm by the end of 2025 compared to January 1993.

𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲:
Urgent need to cut fossil fuels, transition to clean energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
India must invest in protecting its 10,000+ km coastline, restoring natural barriers, improving urban drainage, and advancing climate-resilient agriculture.

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