The world’s oceans have reached their highest temperature on record, adding to concerns about the pressure being placed on marine systems as El Niño continues to grow.
The record was described by Dr Samantha Burgess, from the European Copernicus climate change service, as “another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress”. Her assessment highlights the significance of the latest ocean temperature milestone and the concern among climate scientists about the condition of the seas.
The development comes as El Niño strengthens. The supplied information does not provide a temperature figure, the date of the record, or details of where the greatest changes were measured, but it identifies the global ocean record as the central finding.
Oceans play a critical role in the climate system, and record-breaking temperatures are closely watched by climate monitoring services. In this case, the European Copernicus climate change service has linked the new high to wider signs of stress affecting the ocean environment.
No further official response or forecast was included in the supplied material. The latest known position is that global ocean temperatures have reached a record high while El Niño continues to develop.
