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"New data released Monday shows humanity has just unlocked another achievement in the race to cook the planet: The last three months were collectively the warmest ever experienced since record-keeping began in the late 1800s."

"Here's a fun fact about "sea-level rise": The seas aren't actually level to begin with. Because of predictable, long-term patterns in climate, global winds push more water into some oceans than others. This leaves the seven seas (not really a thing) divided into six "basins" (actually a thing). Water in these interconnected systems can slosh around to different areas while the overall volume stays the same - much like water in a bathtub. Or so we thought!"