A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years — and pinpoints why.

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    the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years, driven by Earth’s growing energy imbalance — accounting for roughly 44 percent of the extra heat in recent El Niño years. Thanks to heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a decrease in reflectivity, the planet is absorbing more energy from the sun than is escaping back into space.

    Saved you a click. It’s global warming.