Last week was the hottest on record according to preliminary data, says the World Meteorological Organization. Record high sea surface temperaturesMay and June also saw record high global sea surface temperatures, especially in the North Atlantic. “They are much higher than anything the models predicted, ” Michael Sparrow, head of WMO’s World Climate Research Department, said. There was almost 1.2 million km2 of sea ice loss in Antarctica this June, compared to the previous 2022 record. “That is a really dramatic drop in the sea ice extent in Antarctica,” Baddour said.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2023 20:23 UTC