World's oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
The record "is another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress", according to Dr Samantha Burgess from the European Copernicus climate change service.
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""This record is another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress.""
— Dr Samantha Burgess , Academic
""The fact that we are already breaking records is an early indicator of how strong the El Niño is becoming.""
— Dr Jeremy Grist , Academic
""This is unprecedented.""
— Prof Tim Smyth , Academic
Key People
Dr. Jeremy Grist is a senior research fellow at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton.
Dr. Samantha Burgess is the deputy director of the European Copernicus climate change service.
Prof. Tim Smyth is the director of science at Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
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The record "is another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress", according to Dr Samantha Burgess from the European Copernicus climate change service.
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