Ocean heat hit a record high in 2018, the UN says, raising urgent new concerns about the threat global warming is posing to marine life
AFP Photo DOCUMENT REFERENCE000_1EX9M3 SLUGTOPSHOTS - FRANCE - OCEAN - FISHING - ANIMAL - DOLPHIN CREATION DATE3/22/2019 CITY/COUNTRYTARNOS, FRANCE CREDITNICOLAS TUCAT / AFP FILE SIZE/PIXELS/DPI42.73 Mb / 4738 x 3152 / 300 dpi FRANCE-OCEAN-FISHING-ANIMAL-DOLPHIN A dead dolphin lies on a beach of the Atlantic Ocean near Lacanau, southwestern France, on March 22, 2019.
But the final version of the report highlighted worrying developments in other climate indicators beyond surface temperature.The agency said the UN had data for heat content in the upper 700 metres of the ocean dating back to 1955. The United Nations is hosting a major summit on September 23 that is billed as a last-chance opportunity for leaders to tackle climate change, which Guterres has described as the defining issue of our time.
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