Average sea temperatures hit an all-time high earlier this year.
Sea temperatures in the Persian Gulf have soared to nearly 100 F, just short of the Earth's record high.NASA data revealed that the surface of the water between Iran and the Arab Peninsula hit a mind-boggling 97.7 F last week.This comes mere months after the Earth's average sea temperature hit an all-time high in February this year.'Sea surface temperatures hit 97.
'Global temperatures have been given an extra boost by warm El Niño conditions affecting thousands of miles of the equatorial eastern Pacific and although this slow ocean fluctuation has peaked, its warming influence will linger during 2024.''What is more surprising is that sea surface temperatures are at record levels over regions far away from the centre of El Niño action such as the tropical Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
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