GLOBAL sea surface temperatures have reached record highs since May, and the El Niño phenomenon is just getting started, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.
GENEVA, 11th July, 2023 (WAM) Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the warming El Niño weather pattern is only just getting started – experts at the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Monday.
Alarm bells have been rung at the UN agency in particular because of an “unprecedented peak” in sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic.
“The first week of July…could be considered as the warmest period or the warmest week ever recorded,”.