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1. Ice holds a tremendous amout of heat

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:14 PM

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And soon, maybe this summer, the Arctic Ocean will go blue. It takes about 1/300th the heat to move a mass of water from 33 to 34 as with same mass if ice from 31 to 32. https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-2026-el-nino.html?m=1

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