Indian, Pacific Oceans Temporarily Hide Global Warming (NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) The new study used ocean temperature measurements from a global array of 3,500 Argo floats and other ocean sensors. Credits: Argo Program, Germany/Ifremer Temperature data from the global ocean (2003-2012) at four depths shows the warmest water at depths of about 330-660 feet (third panel from top) in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Credits: NASA Earth Observatory A new NASA study of ocean temperature measurements shows in recent years extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans. Researchers say this shifting pattern of ocean heat accounts for the slowdown in the...