heat content
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Ocean heat content reached a new record high in 2025 and its rate of warming more than doubled from 1960-2005 to 2005-2025," the WMO said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Ocean heat content in 2025 reached the highest level ever observed, confirming that the oceans continue to steadily gain heat.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 14, 2026
Over the last month the Gulf of Mexico has had record heat content with sea surface temperatures at 29-31C.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
This is not the only adverse consequence of rising ocean heat content.
From Salon ● May 9, 2024
What makes this phenomenon less remarkable is the relatively little- known fact that dehydrated wood has an extremely low heat content and very poor heat conductivity.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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