The world`s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year since modern record-keeping began, a new international study revealed on Friday.

Published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, the analysis shows that the ocean`s heat increased last year, amounting to a staggering 23 Zetta Joules of energy -- equivalent to 37 years of global energy consumption at the 2023 level, Xinhua news agency reported.