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- 1Earth absorbing heat equal to four Hiroshima bombs every second●Climate is accumulating 4 Hiroshima atomic bombs worth of heat per second
Scientists and commentators are highlighting that the Earth's climate system is accumulating heat at a rate equivalent to the energy released by four Hiroshima atomic bombs every second. The figure, used to make ocean and atmospheric warming tangible, is circulating widely as a vivid illustration of the pace of global warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions.