Global Ocean Heat Content Monitor

The ocean has absorbed 90%+ of excess planetary heat — tracked in zettajoules since 1955 (NOAA NCEI).

Net ocean heat gain since 1955
ZJ
Latest year-on-year gain
ZJ vs prior year
Consecutive record years
at 0–2000 m (global)
Latest heat vs baseline
0–2000 m · total extra heat in product
Data through
latest NCEI year

Global ocean heat (0–2000 m)

Each year: how much extra heat the global ocean holds (0–2000 m) vs NOAA’s baseline. Reliable from ~2005; the large total above uses the longer 0–700 m record from 1955.

Heat by ocean basin

What does that much heat mean?

Illustrative conversions of the cumulative 0–700 m gain — order-of-magnitude only.

Ocean heat news