Paris, France, May 8, 2026 (AFP) - EU monitor says sea temperatures near all-time highs as El Nino looms

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2026-05-08

The European Union's climate monitor said Friday that ocean temperatures are edging toward record highs as conditions shift toward a potentially powerful El Nino weather pattern. Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) said sea surface temperatures in recent days were just shy of the all-time highs of 2024 -- and May looked set to break its own record. "It's a matter of days before we are back in recor......

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