Global ocean temperatures hit record high as El Nino intensifies

Copernicus warns of ‘unprecedented strain’ on world’s oceans as El Nino and climate change drive up sea surface temperatures. The average global sea surface temperature has reached its highest level on record, a European Union agency said, warning that a rapidly intensifying El Nino and human-caused climate change were putting “unprecedented strain” on the world’s oceans.

In a statement on Monday, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said sea surface temperatures hit 21.1 degrees Celsius (69.98 degrees Fahrenheit) on Friday and Saturday, surpassing the previous record of 21.09C (69.96F) set in March 2024. Iraq’s solar villages show how to build an energy transition that lasts Where water conflicts pose the biggest threat in 2026 Can Kenya’s AI ambitions coexist with Naivasha’s water needs? “This record is another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress,” said Samantha Burgess, the strategic lead for climate at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

(Original synthesis pending human/AI review — generated by the stub provider by selecting real sentences from the source material, not by writing new analysis or commentary.)