Ocean Science Fact: Climate change = Ocean change

Noumea

28 January 2022

Ocean Science Fact

The dark blue ocean absorbs up to 93% of the excess heat caused by climate change, protecting us from the worst impacts. The ocean regulates the climate and weather, and the Pacific, as the biggest ocean on earth, is a climate engine.

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Fisheries, Aquaculture & Marine Ecosystems

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Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS)

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