Fact Check: Cold Water Along The Seafloor Does NOT Prove Earth's Core Is Frozen -- Ocean Temperature Is Variable
Fact Check
Does the ocean being colder along the seafloor prove that Earth's core is frozen, as a video on TikTok suggested? No, that's not true: Scientific literature shows that the Earth's interior is indeed hot, with some estimates suggesting it is comparable to the surface of the Sun. While the Earth's interior is hot, a deep-sea scientist told Lead Stories that…