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On the recordMay 17, 2022
I think the daily temperature would probably be in the hundreds of degrees in our terrestrial States if it weren't for the ocean providing this enormous amount of cooling work that it has done to take some of the sharp edge off of the climate challenge.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the ocean's role in mitigating climate change effects.

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