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Record high North Atlantic sea surface temperature
On July 25, 2023, the North Atlantic sea surface reached a record high temperature of 24.9°C. The previous record was in early September 2022, when the temperature peaked at 24.89°C, according to NOAA scientist Xungang Yin and as illustrated by the image below. In previous years, a La Niña was suppressing temperatures, whereas El Niño is…