The global ocean “conveyor belt” circulation, shown in part here as red and blue lines, circulates cooler seawater below the surface and warmer seawater at the surface throughout the world’s ...

Declining ocean memory between the present and the end of the 21st century--blue indicates decline, red indicates increase in memory. Image may only be used with appropriate caption and credit.

One ZJ equals 10^21 joules ... Lijing Cheng and Kevin Trenberth, authors of a new study on global ocean heating, pose for a photograph in Beijing. Image courtesy of Lijing Cheng.