Sea temperatures near record in March as El Nino odds rise

CGTN · Apr 10, 2026 · 354 words · By CGTN

According to the European Union's climate monitor, global sea surface temperatures reached their second-highest record in March, suggesting the climate may be entering a new warming phase. The article notes that March 2026 was the world's fourth-warmest March on record, and various regions experienced dry or high-temperature conditions. Experts cited data indicating a climate system under sustained and accelerating pressure.

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“Global sea surface temperatures rose to their second-highest level on record in March and edged closer to the peaks seen during the last El Nino episode, the European Union's (EU) climate monitor said on Friday, suggesting the climate may be entering a new warming phase later this year.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–2024 El Niño was regarded as the fifth-most powerful El Niño–Southern Oscillation event in recorded history, resulting in widespread droughts, flooding and other natural disasters across the …
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“Average sea surface temperature over the extra-polar oceans, spanning 60 degrees south to 60 degrees north, reached 20.97 degrees Celsius in March, the second-highest level on record for the month, behind only March 2024 during the previous El Nino event, according to the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).”

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“Daily sea surface temperatures increased steadily throughout the month and approached the record levels observed in 2024, it said.”

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“Copernicus added that many climate centers are forecasting a transition from neutral conditions to El Nino in the second half of 2026.”

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