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EU monitor says sea temperatures near all-time highs as El Nino looms
Updated On: 08 May, 2026 03:37 PM IST | Paris | AFP
The Copernicus Climate Change Service has warned that global sea surface temperatures are approaching record highs as El Nino conditions begin to emerge. Scientists say the weather phenomenon, combined with long-term climate change, could push global temperatures to new extremes in the coming years
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The European Union's climate monitor said Friday that ocean temperatures are edging toward record highs as conditions shift toward a potentially powerful El Nino weather pattern.
Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) said sea surface temperatures in recent days were just shy of the all-time highs of 2024 - and May looked set to break its own record.
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