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World's oceans at highest temperature ever recorded

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Usually, record hight temperatures of the ocean's surface are being recorded in March and April, not in August. Credit: Cristian Palmer / Unsplash

Copernicus, the European Union's Climate Change Service, measured a new record last weekend: At 21.1 degrees, the surface of the world's oceans is warmer than ever before. This increases the risk of extreme weather events, the experts warn. But we can still do something about it.


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By Julia Grewe

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Copernicus, the European Union's Climate Change Service, measured a new record last weekend: At 21.1 degrees, the surface of the world's oceans is warmer than ever before. This increases the risk of extreme weather events, the experts warn. But we can still do something about it.


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