US EditionN. Atlantic ocean temperature sets record high: US agency
- The North Atlantic Ocean has reached a new record high sea surface temperature of 24.9 degrees Celsius , observed on Wednesday, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
- This new record comes earlier in the year than usual, as the North Atlantic typically reaches its peak temperature in early September. The previous record high was recorded in September 2022.
- The NOAA predicts that the sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic will continue to increase throughout the month of August, and it is highly likely that the record will be broken again this summer.
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First the Mediterranean, now also the Atlantic: US researchers measure a record temperature of 24.9 degrees in the world's second-largest ocean. Although it is only slightly above the previous peak, the Atlantic won't be warmest until September.
The ocean surface is 24.9 degrees - it has never been so warm since records began. Experts expect the temperature to rise further in August.
Normally, the North Atlantic only reaches its temperature peak in early September.
Surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean have reached a new record, according to preliminary data released Friday by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which has been tracked since the early 1980s.
The American Agency for Oceanic and Atmospheric Observation announced a new heat peak on Friday, July 28. Although it slightly exceeds the previous record, it is above all much earlier in the year.
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