And it has just reached a new peak 20. 96 degrees celsius, the highest Global Average sea temperature ever recorded. The worlds warming waters are a dangerous trend, say experts. Peoples perspective is that the ocean is so big, so vast, that it can buffer anything that humanity can throw at it. And the reality is thats not the case. Everything has its niche within the ocean, and its incredibly easy to break that niche and influence it and upset it. Take plankton. These tiny plants and animals are crucial to life on the planet. Theyre the basis of the entire Marine Food Chain and produce half the oxygen in our atmosphere. So, every other breath you take. And they are sensitive to heat. Many species have been migrating north as the worlds oceans warm. Personally, im really concerned. The heatwaves that were experiencing on land and the Marine Heatwaves that were seeing are happening in unusual locations where we havent expected them. But there is hope. Scientists are learning more about
oh, no. also ahead, the latest from the war in ukraine where both sides are preparing for the next major battle among fears of a false-flag attack that could end up flooding 80 towns. plus, hospitals across the country have reported a surge in cases of a virus that s making infants severely ill. it s not covid, but covid has a big role in why the kids are getting so sick. we ll explain that just ahead. willie, our top story this morning. we begin in washington where moments ago former trump adviser steve bannon arrived in a d.c. courthouse to hear his sentencing for contempt of congress after he refused to comply with a subpoena from the house select committee investigating january 6th. the justice department has asked the judge to sentence him to six months in prison and to fine him $200,000. bannon s lawyers argue he should get only probation. they also have asked bannon be allowed to remain free until his lawyers are able to appeal the sentence. nbc news justice an
the big thing here is committee diagnostic centres, sir robert and going into hospitals to have your scan, you go into one of these new centres, they tend to be in places like shopping centres, town centres, or there is even one in a football stadium at the moment. the ideas you can get your scan done them quickly, and you don t have to tie up hospital resources. there are already 114 of these centres across the uk. the announcement today is to create another 13, so adding to that. but the important thing is that. but the important thing is that eight of these 13 are going to be run by the private sector. this has been done before, and there are already for being run by the private sector, but this essentially doubles the amount that would be run by the private sector. four are being run by the private centre. as you say, there is some controversy about this, and politicians in the uk, anytime the private sector is mentioned, there is a certain level of pushback by people that think
Bioterrorism is a growing threat, but simply throwing more money atthe problem or creating bigger and more complex bureaucracies isnot the answer. Providing sufficient resources for bioterrorismpreparedness is important, but without the right organization,strategies, and programs, these efforts will be inefficient andwasteful. Congress and the Administration should move to ensurethat the federal government is better organized to meet thechallenge.