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Copernicus: World’s oceans hit record-high July temperatures as Europe bakes through extreme heat
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Copernicus’ ocean heat record will intensify European drought and wildfire warnings as El Niño strengthens into autumn.

Record ocean heat is a multiplier for extreme weather, from stronger storms to marine ecosystem stress. The data adds urgency to adaptation planning and raises the probability of further disruptive climate events in coming months.

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Record ocean heat is a multiplier for extreme weather, from stronger storms to marine ecosystem stress. The data adds urgency to adaptation planning and raises the probability of further disruptive climate events in coming months.

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The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said the world’s oceans recorded their hottest July ever, with average sea surface temperature outside polar regions reaching 20.96C, beating the 2023 record of 20.89C. July was also the joint second-warmest globally at 1.47C above pre-industrial levels. Western Europe logged its hottest June and July ever, with heat and dry weather driving wildfires; record ocean heat also affected the Atlantic, western Mediterranean and tropical Pacific, where El Niño is developing and may strengthen.

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Copernicus: World’s oceans hit record-high July temperatures as Europe bakes through extreme heat

The EU climate service logs a new sea-surface temperature record outside polar regions, reinforcing a worsening heat-and-drought pattern.

BBC News·6h ago
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