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heat content

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noun

  1. another name for enthalpy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

As long as Earth continues to absorb more energy than it releases, ocean heat content will keep rising and new records will continue to be set.

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

Last year — the planet’s hottest year on record — saw global ocean heat content soar to a record high.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 2, 2024

Of course, quasi-religious talk about mind control is more appealing than a discussion of heat content and conductivity.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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