Oceans Are Absorbing Huge Amounts of Heat—and Sending Some of It Ashore

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s barely the middle of summer in the northern hemisphere, and heat waves are once again breaking temperature records.  In the United States, dozens of cities sweltered through their hottest Fourth of July celebrations, with temperatures over 100 degrees F. In New…