Disaster● ElevatedJul 2 · Jul 2, 2026, 1:57 AM
Ocean temperatures hit record highs as El Niño looms
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en]
The world’s oceans are under heat stress, with average sea surface temperatures hitting 21°C.
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