Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters 'uncharted territory,' scientists warn
Source: NBC News
July 1, 2026, 7:01 AM EDT / Updated July 1, 2026, 7:36 AM EDT
Temperatures on the ocean surface hit a record high in June, European scientists warned Wednesday, fueling fears of more dangerous heat waves this summer and fanning concerns over the escalating global climate crisis.
Two separate services under the European Unions Copernicus Earth observation program the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus Marine Service announced they had both independently confirmed the record temperatures.
Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, warned that the rising temperatures could mark the beginning of a new phase.
With ocean temperatures at these levels and El Niño on the horizon, we are likely to see more temperature records fall in the coming months, Buontempo said in a statement Wednesday. El Niño is a naturally occurring climate cycle that sees the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean become warmer than usual for months at a time. The world could be heading into uncharted territory, Buontempo warned.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-in-june-rcna352514
Link to EU Copernicus REPORT - Copernicus Marine and Copernicus Climate Change: Daily global sea surface temperatures break records for the time of year
Karasu
(2,368 posts)wrong?
twodogsbarking
(19,925 posts)warmfeet
(3,338 posts)Justice matters.
(10,251 posts)Smoke plumes from oil combustion have a serious climatic and environmental impact.Their fumes release immense quantities of carbon and particles that alter local weather patterns, in addition to degrading air quality.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂
emissions: The complete combustion of hydrocarbons emits significant volumes of CO₂, the main greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.
Black smoke plumes contain high concentrations of black carbon. When suspended in the air, this pollutant absorbs solar radiation and warms the atmosphere. If it settles on ice caps or snow, it accelerates melting by reducing light reflection.
If the Russian aggression doesn't stop NOW, we're all doomed.
Bayard
(30,734 posts)Thank you.
IronLionZion
(51,726 posts)dalton99a
(96,403 posts)TygrBright
(21,425 posts)ybbor
(1,780 posts)The problem wouldnt exist! Duh! No data, no problem. When will the rest of the world learn? Sad!
QueerDuck
(2,285 posts)Seinan Sensei
(1,741 posts)QueerDuck
(2,285 posts)... what a dumb and ignorant piece of shit he was.

Bengus81
(10,634 posts)The date was 2/2/20, Superbowl Sunday. The high temp in Wichita was 76° so it probably hit 80° in Oklahoma City. I wondered if he could find a snowball anywhere in Oklahoma in February to show off to the press.
Bengus81
(10,634 posts)People on YT should subscribe to his channel.
BigmanPigman
(55,771 posts)"Long-Term Climate Shifts: The shifting axisalso known as polar motiondistributes Earth's mass differently, which can subtly alter large-scale wind and rainfall patterns. Over long geological periods, these variations in tilt and distribution (related to the Milankovitch cycles) have been a primary driver of major global climate changes.Slowing Rotation & Longer Days: Studies by institutions like the ETH Zürich reveal that the melting of polar ice caps shifts water mass toward the equator, which acts like a spinning ice skater extending their arms, slowing down the planet's spin and making our days slightly longer.Adjusting Satellite Navigation: The physical wandering of the poles means that global positioning systems and astronomical telescopes must continuously adjust their calculations to remain accurate as the Earth's "wobble" changes the orientation of the planet in space.Understanding The Causes: The modern shifts in the rotation axis aren't just natural phenomena; they are driven directly by human activity. Research funded by NASA indicates that the melting of ice sheets, rising seas, and massive human extraction of groundwater are changing how the Earth balances itself."
calimary
(91,564 posts)BigmanPigman
(55,771 posts)We can't undo the damage already done. Even if we were to stop human activity on Earth right now, there would still be too many problems which are too enormous to "un-do". We will never get back to "normal", no matter how hard all the countries of the world start working together in the future.
Bayard
(30,734 posts)Because of human stupidity. All the money in the world won't save you.
BeneteauBum
(993 posts)Certainly the population will see a major reduction event in the near future. Also, the climate as we know will be substantially altered. However, life will adapt or die. Humans will persist in a drastically different ecosystem and social structure. The past several centuries have been climatological golden years. Now were paying the price of our continued ignorance. And the most ignorant faction is now in power.
Peace ☮️
Bengus81
(10,634 posts)just like what's happening in the past and now. Earth will exist in a billion years and look similar to what we see on Mars.
BeneteauBum
(993 posts)Hopefully, in a billion years humanity will have expanded throughout the solar system and perhaps the stars. If we do not establish ourselves elsewhere, civilization will degrade to the point of bare existence. Gaia is not an endless source of resources.
Peace ☮️
Ponietz
(4,666 posts)Stacey Grove
(186 posts)The planet itself?
It can heal once it removes the human disease vector.
BurnDoubt
(1,948 posts)And our calamitous never-ending scuffle will be forgotten entirely as the insignificant mote it is long before the Sun eats the Earth.
Stacey Grove
(186 posts)while we shit on and destroy the only place we can actually live.
BurnDoubt
(1,948 posts)Weve hitched our wagon to Ignorance and Greed, headed to the Abyss through a Hall of Mirrors.
The Sorcerers Apprentice, in real time, Idiots trusting Imaginary Friends and Invisible Hands, Alternative Facts and Magical Thinking to avert our Fate.
Its an ill-wind that blows no good, and The Huckster Is Makin Bank, so theres always that, anyway
It really is astonishing that this has been allowed to come to pass.
You could be forgiven for believing youd been dosed with Acid.
Bengus81
(10,634 posts)Massive hurricanes like Katrina will be common place. When your homes become worthless and you can't insure them keep telling everyone how wrong Al Gore was.
QueerDuck
(2,285 posts)... who tried, and who don't deserve what's coming their way. It's hard to have sympathy, however for the rest.
FalloutShelter
(14,761 posts)Read- Ministry For The Future, By Kim Stanley Robinson
One of Obama's favorite books of 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ministry_for_the_Future
Ponietz
(4,666 posts)Hugin
(38,119 posts)The El Niño and La Niña system of describing weather cycles has been overcome by events. It seems like for every of the last few years, the predictions have been on the absolute edge of the parameters that they rely on for predictions. Rendering them to be weak indicators of the wide global warming swings.
Both occurring in the same season? I believe its happened recently.
the_liberal_grandpa
(347 posts)We will continue to strip resources from the planet until it becomes uninhabitable then the planet
will simply go on without us.