Global ocean temperatures soared to the highest level on record this week

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The temperature of the planet’s oceans rose to new heights this week, setting a new record with no sign of cooling down.

The average global ocean surface temperature hit 20.96 degrees Celsius at the end of July, according to modern data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, beating the previous record of 20.95 degrees Celsius set in 2016. The Copernicus ocean data goes back to 1979.

“Other datasets may give slightly different values – for example, [the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] is reporting that last April was still very slightly warmer than now,” she told CNN. The heat could increase even further. Surface temperatures tend to remain high from August through to September before starting to decline, said Johnson. “There’s still room to have warmer sea surface temperatures” this year.

A “totally unprecedented” heat wave in the North Atlantic off the coasts of the UK and Ireland in June – defined as “extreme” by NOAA – saw temperatures up to 5 degrees Celsius hotter than usual, sparking concerns about the impacts on marine life.

 

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