In July, global sea surface temperatures were at 1.78 degrees Fahrenheit above average. The time-lapse video, shared by the NASA Earth Observatory, shows how the sea has warmed up since April 1, 2023.

A new study from the University of Reading in the UK has revealed that sea surface temperatures are rising at a rate of 0.27 °C per decade, compared to just 0.06 °C in the 1980s.

February 2024 saw the highest average sea surface temperatures worldwide ever recorded, at 69.91 F, surpassing the previous record set in August 2023 of 69.76 F, according to Copernicus data.

Land and sea surface temperatures reached record highs ... Ice sheets are also melting at an alarming rate. According to NOAA, sea ice coverage in June 2023 was 330,000 square miles less than ...

How hot is the ocean? Sea surface temperatures in many areas outside the polar regions have been warmer than normal since March. In April and May, they were highest on record for those months in a ...

Every summer, typhoons threatening the Korean Peninsula draw their energy from the warm waters of the Northwest Pacific Ocean ...

Another scientific study is raising alarms about the rate at which the world’s oceans are warming. According to scientists at the University of Reading, the global mean sea surface temperature ...

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Ocean evaporation plays a central role in the Earth's hydrological cycle, contributing more than 85% of atmospheric water ...

Since April 2023, global sea surface temperatures have been continuously hotter than any period on record — and by a wide margin. June 2024 marked 15 consecutive months of record-breaking global ...

Global sea surface temperatures have reached and stayed at record levels, fuelling heatwaves and melting sea ice. ... “If the rate of uptake of heat and CO₂ in the ocean slows down, ...

The sea surface temperature in the Fijian archipelago in the southwestern Pacific is now at its maximum for more than 600 years. This is the result of an international research team's evaluation ...