Percent Of Heat Absorbed By The ... Oceans | 93.4 |
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Atmosphere | 2.3 |
Continents | 2.1 |
Glaciers and Ice Caps | 0.9 |
Arctic Sea Ice | 0.8 |
Greenland Ice Sheet | 0.2 |
Antarctic Ice Sheet | 0.2 |
Sources:
thinkprogress.org
Percent Of Heat Absorbed By The ... Oceans | 93.4 |
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Atmosphere | 2.3 |
Continents | 2.1 |
Glaciers and Ice Caps | 0.9 |
Arctic Sea Ice | 0.8 |
Greenland Ice Sheet | 0.2 |
Antarctic Ice Sheet | 0.2 |
Although air temperature and melting glaciers are what most people consider with respect to global warming, the atmosphere and the ice caps only absorb a minute fraction of the heat generated by global warming. The overwhelming majority of the heat energy, almost ninety-five percent, is absorbed by the oceans, causing them to warm at an increased rate.