On the heels of a new record high in the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic reached its hottest-ever level this week, several weeks earlier than its usual annual peak, according to preliminary data released Friday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
On the heels of a new record high in the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic reached its hottest-ever level this week, several weeks earlier than its usual annual peak, according to preliminary data released Friday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The record is particularly startling as it comes early in the year – usually, the North Atlantic reaches its peak temperature in early September.NOAA, which has been tracking sea temperatures since the early 1980s, will need about two weeks to confirm the preliminary findings. Those experts said they measure the daily median sea surface temperature rather than the average because it is less susceptible to extreme spikes in temperature in isolated areas of the sea.
Since March, which is the month when the North Atlantic begins to warm up after winter, temperatures have generally been warmer than in previous years, with the difference more pronounced in recent weeks.
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