New Jersey Climate News

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A global view of the South Pacific Ocean showing a red area around the Equator indicating higher-than-normal sea surfaces on June 8, 2026, a few days before El Niño was declared.

Global Climate

World’s oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows

MARK POYNTING / BBC – The world’s oceans are hotter than ever recorded, new data suggests, as they suffer from human-caused climate change and the growing El Niño weather phenomenon.

The average surface temperature of the planet’s seas outside the polar regions hit 21.1C (70F) on Saturday, according to figures from the European Copernicus climate change service …

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