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World > UN News
Temperatures off the charts, but more records imminent –WMO
By UN News
Jul 11, 2023 6:30 am

GLOBAL sea surface temperatures have reached record highs since May, and the El Niño phenomenon is just getting started, the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.

Alarm bells have been rung at the UN weather agency over the matter because of what it calls an 'unprecedented peak' in sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic.

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