Global Ocean Warmth Surpasses Records, Tracing Back to the Last Interglacial
TL;DR
Global sea-surface temperatures surged to a new high—nearly 70°F—likely the warmest in the Holocene and possibly since the last interglacial ~125,000 years ago, driven by a powerful El Niño. Widespread marine heat waves cover large swaths of the oceans (NOAA: ~42% of oceans), especially the Pacific, contributing to extreme weather including storms like Hurricane Lala and spikes in rainfall in the U.S. and heat in Europe.
- The ocean just broke a temperature record that may have stood for millennia The Washington Post
- World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August The Guardian
- Earth’s oceans just broke a heat record. The implications will be massive San Francisco Chronicle
- Why the Mediterranean Is Experiencing the World’s Most Alarming Climate Anomaly Futura, le média qui explore le monde
- Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwaves New Scientist
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