Record-high ocean temperature recorded as powerful El Niño forms

Scientists have recorded the highest ocean temperature ever measured, coinciding with the formation of a powerful El Niño event. The record reading is the latest alarming indicator of the state of Earth's climate. Abnormally warm ocean waters are expected to intensify extreme weather events globally.

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