Global ocean surface temperatures hit record highs last month — and scientists are warning that we’re well into “uncharted territory.”
Both the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus Marine Service, both of which operate under a European Union Earth observation program, confirmed independently that global ocean temperatures had broken 2024 all-time records last month.
The terrifying development highlights “unprecedented level of warming,” a confluence of “our changing climate and the onset of an El Niño event,” a climate pattern characterized by warming ocean surface temperatures leading to extreme fluctuations, intense storms, and droughts.
Scientists warned of a “super” El Niño this year, making it a particularly extreme summer season for much of the globe.
