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| The world's ocean surface temperature reached a record 20.98 degrees Celsius in June |
| 2026-07-02 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [REGNUM.RU] The average sea surface temperature in June reached a record 20.98 degrees Celsius, the European monitoring service Copernicus Marine reported on July 1. The previous record for June was 20.89 degrees Celsius, set in 2024. This year's increase is due to the combined effects of global warming and the El Niño climate phenomenon. "Given these ocean temperature readings and the approaching El Niño event, we are likely to see new records in the coming months," said the service's director, Carlo Buontempo. El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon that causes abnormally warm surface waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. It alters global weather patterns, causing droughts in some regions and floods in others, and also leads to a significant increase in global temperatures. Earlier, Mikhail Leus, a specialist at the Phobos weather center, also warned that the upcoming El Niño could be the strongest in the last 10 years. Among the possible consequences, he cited rising global temperatures, an impact on the intensity of Atlantic hurricanes, coral bleaching, and an increased likelihood of blocking anticyclones over the European part of Russia. Meanwhile, Tatyana Pozdnyakova, chief specialist at the Meteonovosti center, noted in an interview with Regnum News Agency that El Niño's impact on weather in Russia is usually limited. She predicted no significant changes for most of the country, only predicting increased precipitation in the southeastern Far East, including Primorsky Krai and the outer island territories. |
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