Oceans set new surface temperature record: EU monitor

Reported By: ST Report Posting Time: 2023-08-04 22:11:31 Catagory: International
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Oceans set new surface temperature record: EU monitor

The various oceans of the world set a temperature record in the past week, with their surface hitting 20.96 degrees Celsius (69.7 Fahrenheit), EU climate observatory data showed on Friday.
Ocean surface temperature reached 20.96 degrees Celsius on July 30, according to the ERA5 database, while the previous record was 20.95 degrees Celsius in March 2016, a spokeswoman told AFP.