The European climate monitoring agency, the Copernicus Climate Change\nService, has revealed that global sea surface temperatures hit a record\nin June. The findings have sparked concerns about subsequent heatwaves\nthis summer.<\/p>\n
Copernicus Climate Change Service noted that on 21 June, the global\nsea surface temperature, excluding polar waters, surpassed the record\nrecorded in the same period in 2023 and 2024. The agency warned that\nthis new record will impact weather patterns, the global climate, and\nmarine ecosystems.<\/p>\n
This condition occurs during the early phase of the El Ni\u00f1o\nphenomenon, which is expected to be one of the strongest in recent\ndecades. Previously, the hottest sea surface temperature record was set\nin June 2023. At that time, scientists described the rising sea surface\ntemperature trend as \u2018terrible\u2019 and \u2018frightening\u2019 because it exceeded\nprevious forecasts. Rising sea surface temperatures are an indicator of\nEl Ni\u00f1o, heatwaves, floods, and storms.<\/p>\n
\u2018With sea surface temperatures rising at this level and El Ni\u00f1o on\nthe horizon, we are likely to see new records in the coming months,\u2019\nsaid Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Medium-Range Weather\nForecasting Centre, as quoted by The Guardian on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Last month, a heatwave broke air temperature records in the UK and\nseveral European countries. Meanwhile, Antarctica experienced an\nunusually warm winter.<\/p>\n
Scientists and governments typically focus more on land temperatures.\nHowever, sea surface temperatures provide a picture of how global\nwarming, triggered by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, is\naffecting the global climate. Sea surface temperatures are influenced by\nsolar radiation, ocean currents, and the accumulation of heat in the\ndeep ocean. The oceans absorb more than 90 percent of the excess energy\nin the Earth\u2019s system. This excess energy is primarily caused by the\nburning of fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and gas.<\/p>\n
This energy imbalance reached a record high of 23 zettajoules last\nyear. That amount is more than double the average over the previous two\ndecades. This condition is accelerating the warming of the sea surface.\nIn 2020, the amount of heat entering and stored in the oceans was\nequivalent to the explosion of about five Hiroshima atomic bombs every\nsecond. Scientists say it is too early to determine whether the sea\nsurface warming is temporary or will worsen, as the Earth\u2019s peak\ntemperatures are usually recorded in July and August.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/global-sea-surface-temperatures-hit-record-high-in-june-1783050705", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }