The temperature of the oceans’ surface rose to almost 21 deg C on July 30. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - The world’s oceans set a new temperature record this week, raising concerns about knock-on effects on the planet’s climate, marine life and coastal communities.
It said the average sea surface temperature record was reached on April 4 this year at 21.06 deg C, overtaking the previous high of 21.01 deg C in March 2016. On August 1, average temperatures were at 21.03 deg C, it said. Globally, the average ocean temperature has been topping seasonal heat records on a regular basis since April.“The ocean heatwave is an immediate threat to some marine life,” said Mr Piers Forster of the International Centre for Climate at Britain’s University of Leeds.
And higher temperatures are likely to come, since the El Nino phenomenon, which tends to warm waters up, has only just begun.
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