A record-high ocean temperature has been measured in a key El Niño region of the Pacific Ocean, and scientists say it likely hasn't reached its peak.

"This latest daily record follows a succession of monthly sea surface temperature records and near-records observed throughout 2026 across the extra-polar ocean (60°S to 60°N), underscoring the ...

So far, this year's El Niño has exceeded expectations, soaring to record levels at a pace never observed before.

Climate scientists are sounding increasingly urgent alarms after forecast models began signaling what could become one of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded — with some projections so extreme ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Using satellite data and water samples taken by ships over the last 40 years, researchers employed machine learning to untangle the history of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Data indicates that the global ocean sustained 100 consecutive days of record heat between June 2 and Sept. 10, and the high sea surface ...

Keepers hose elephant down to help it keep cool in a zoo in New Delhi, India. Credit: Sipa US / Alamy Stock Photo The year 2025 was in the top-three warmest years on record, with average surface ...

On August 22, 2026, the world's oceans reached the hottest temperature ever recorded — not in March or April, when the annual peak normally arrives, but in August, deep into the season when they are ...