The Atlantic hurricane season is fast approaching ... "A rapid intensification of storms will likely be a major story yet again this year as sea-surface temperatures and ocean heat content (OHC) ...

Houston’s wettest water year was 2017, when more than 6 feet of rain fell in the city, largely because of Hurricane Harvey and ... El Niño occurs when sea-surface temperatures in the eastern ...

It may sparkle in the sun, but the ocean's surface is a dynamic thermometer for our planet. The sea surface temperature (SST ... such as increased hurricane activity in the Atlantic and drier ...

Sea surface temperatures are vital measurements that indicate the warmth of the ocean's top layer, influencing weather ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Global sea surface temperatures in 2023–24 exceeded the previous record by an unprecedented margin. Observation-based statistical models and climate models suggest that such jumps in ocean ...

Sea surface temperature maps however continue to show a ribbon of cooler-than-normal water temperatures along the coast. In Florida, sea turtle strandings began spiking in mid-February.

As of late November, the average temperature was 1.64 degrees higher than the 1991 to 2020 average, surpassing the previous record of 1.29 degrees set in 2023. The average sea surface temperature ...