Oceans break high-temperature record in warmest February marked globally
Ocean temperatures hit a record high last month, which was also the warmest February on record globally, scientists in the European Union have said.
The average global sea surface temperature stood at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit) in February, surpassing the previous record of 20.98C (69.77F) set in August 2023, in a dataset that goes back to 1979, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the average air temperature in February was 13.54C (56.4F), 1.77C (3.18F) warmer than the pre-industrial average for the month. It marked the ninth consecutive month that was the warmest on record for the respective month of the year.
Carlo Buontempo is a director of Copernicus Climate Change Service. He joins us live from Brussels to discuss.
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