News about Ocean

This March was the hottest on record – the tenth month of record heat in a row. The 1.5-degree limit is still possible, but not for long. Ambitious new national climate plans are essential to get countries on that path - with no loopholes, opt-outs or half-measures.

For the year as a whole, the average sea-surface temperature (SST) for the ocean across Europe was the warmest on record. Parts of the Mediterranean Sea and the northeastern Atlantic Ocean saw their highest annual average SST on record. wmo.int/publication-series/european-state-of-climate-2023?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=InfoGraphics&utm_campaign=StateOfClimate&utm_id=StateOfClimate pic.twitter.com/X2fAStkOfm

The first quarter of the year is off to an exceptionally warm start, as I discuss in a new Q1 State of the Climate Report over at @CarbonBrief: www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-2024-off-to-a-record-warm-start ⬆️ Warmest Jan, Feb, March, and April (to date) by ~0.1C ⬆️ 2024 on track to be warmest or second warmest year pic.twitter.com/MaXSKB8wYM

🌊📈The 2023 average sea surface temperature (SST) for the European ocean was the warmest on record, according to #ESOTC. Parts of the Mediterranean Sea & the northeastern Atlantic Ocean saw their warmest annual average SST on record. ▶️  climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/european-ocean?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=tw&utm_id=esotc-2023 pic.twitter.com/CgCR0wXt3t