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World's Oceans Reach Warmest June on Record

Scientists warn the emerging El Niño layered on long-term greenhouse-gas warming raises the odds of new ocean or atmospheric records this year

Global Sea Surface Temperatures Hit June Record, Copernicus Says

El Niño Is Active and Likely to Strengthen Through 2026–27

Reanalysis Links North Atlantic ‘Cold Blob’ to Slowing Ocean Conveyor

U.S. Begins Dismantling Major Ocean-Observing Network

NOAA Sees High Odds of El Niño and Possibility of a ‘Super Niño’ This Year

WMO Warns of Possible Late-2026 El Niño

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

EU Monitors Say Ocean Heat Is Days From a New Record

Oceans Near May Heat Record as Copernicus Ranks April 2026 Third-Warmest

Shark Trails Foil Surfer Off Santa Barbara for 10 Minutes in Viral Video

Copernicus–WMO Report: Europe Warming Twice the Global Rate as 2025 Set New Extremes

Fisherman Frees Hooked Great White at Hermosa Beach as Shark Sightings Climb

Preseason Forecast Points to Fewer Atlantic Storms, Not Less Danger

Forecasts Lift Odds of El Niño by Mid-2026 as Peru Maintains Coastal Niño Alert

Senamhi Warns of New Heat Wave for Lima and Peru’s Coast Through March 8

2025 Confirmed as Third-Warmest Year as 3-Year Global Average Hits 1.5°C Benchmark

Copernicus Confirms First Three-Year Stretch Above 1.5°C as 2025 Ranks Third-Hottest

2025 Ranked Third-Warmest on Record as 2023–2025 Becomes First Triennium Above 1.5°C

Weak La Niña Confirmed as Fifth in Six Years