When the Sponge Stops Absorbing

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Aldino Santos de Campos: "When the sponge stops absorbing" InesGalmeida Tue, 08/18/2026 - 10:19 AM For decades we have been accustomed to hearing that the ocean was saving us. It was no exaggeration. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, it has absorbed about 90% of the excess heat accumulated by the climate system and approximately a quarter of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Without this enormous natural buffer, which has f…

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The ability to absorb heat and carbon, to sustain ecosystems and fisheries, to protect coastal areas and to regulate the climate has silently entered the accounts of the world economy, without really appearing in its balance sheets.