The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June – and El Niño is set to turn up the heat even more
- The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023–24 El Niño years.
- Right now, the average sea surface temperature is just under 21°C across the world’s tropical and temperate oceans.
- Before widespread industrialisation in 1870, the temperature was about 19.6°C.
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- The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023–24 El Niño years.
- Right now, the average sea surface temperature is just under 21°C across the world’s tropical and temperate oceans.
- Before widespread industrialisation in 1870, the temperature was about 19.6°C.
Sources: Edu