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World’s oceans set new surface temperature record: EU monitor
The world’s oceans set a temperature record in the past week, with their surface hitting 20.96 degrees Celsius (69.7 Fahrenheit), EU climate observatory data showed on Friday.
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Ocean surface temperature reached 20.96 degrees Celsius on July 30, according to the ERA5 database, while the previous record was 20.95 degrees Celsius in March 2016, a spokeswoman told AFP.
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