Environment ❯ Climate Change ❯ Global Warming

Ocean Temperatures

Impact on Weather Patterns Hurricane Intensity Hurricane Formation El Niño Marine Heatwaves Sea Surface Temperatures Marine Heat Waves Effects on Weather Patterns Extreme Weather Events Sea Surface Temperature

Hurricane Genevieve Rapidly Intensifies to Category 4 Well Offshore of Mexico

Record-warm Pacific waters tied to a strengthening El Niño are fueling faster storms with greater surf risks along U.S. and Mexican coasts.

Oceans Hit Record June Temperatures

NOAA Says El Niño Is Underway and Could Become Very Strong by Winter

El Niño Officially Underway as Forecasts Raise Odds of a Strong Winter

Forecasters See Rising Odds of a Very Strong El Niño in 2026

El Niño Likely in 2026 as Pacific Signals Strengthen

NOAA Confirms Hottest U.S. March on Record

Leading Models Raise Odds of a Significant El Niño by Late Summer

Study Finds Half of World’s Reefs Bleached in 2014–2017, 15% Suffered Significant Mortality

World’s Oceans Set Another Record for Stored Heat in 2025

Germany Confirms Record 2025 North Sea Heat, Near-Record Baltic Warmth

NOAA Confirms Unusual 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season With No U.S. Hurricane Landfalls

Study Finds Florida’s Staghorn and Elkhorn Corals Functionally Extinct After 2023 Heat Wave

Meteored Warns of Heightened Autumn Risk for Torrential Mediterranean Rains

North Sea Likely Had Warmest Summer on Record, BSH Finds

Study Finds Nor’easters Intensified With 6% Stronger Winds and 10% More Rain and Snow

NOAA Cuts Threaten Hurricane Forecasting as Active Season Looms

Caribbean System Poised to Become Tropical Storm Patty

Forecasters Predict Unusually Quiet Peak for Atlantic Hurricane Season

Hurricane Beryl Devastates Caribbean, Heads for Mexico