New data reveals that the world's oceans have been experiencing record-breaking temperatures for over a year now, with each day surpassing the previous high. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer data show that global ocean surface temperatures began setting daily records in mid-March last year, raising concerns about marine life and extreme weather worldwide.
Experts attribute this ongoing trend to a combination of human-induced global warming, marine heatwaves, and the natural climate phenomenon El Niño, which leads to elevated ocean temperatures. Joel Hirschi from the National Oceanography Centre in the UK noted the remarkable amplitude by which sea surface temperature records have been shattered in 2023 and now in 2024.
