Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Why climate models and ocean observations diverge, and what it means for rain and drought

Scientific models have predicted that climate change will drive oceans in the Northern Hemisphere to warm faster than oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. However, observational data over the last 70 years show the opposite—that Southern Hemisphere oceans are warming faster. New research from Northeas...

Why climate models and ocean observations diverge, and what it means for rain and drought
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Scientific models have predicted that climate change will drive oceans in the Northern Hemisphere to warm faster than oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. However, observational data over the last 70 years show the opposite—that Southern Hemisphere oceans are warming faster. New research from Northeastern University explains why.

Originally published at Phys.org

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