The world’s oceans are likely the hottest they’ve been for 1,000 years and are set to bring about even wilder weather events, new analysis has found.
An international team of scientists said the planet’s waters were the warmest ever recorded in 2022, posing a massive threat to coral reefs and marine life around the world.
And with the oceans thought to be at their hottest levels in a millennium - and heating faster than any time in the last 2,000 years - it raises the risk of more intense hurricanes, typhoons, rainfall and flooding.
