Sea surface temperature anomaly in the Mediterranean Sea and off the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa
Sea surface temperature anomaly in the Mediterranean Sea and off the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa
This image uses data from the Copernicus Marine Service to illustrate a sea surface temperature anomaly in the Mediterranean Sea and off the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. The visualisation shows that the event on 10 April led to a temperature anomaly of approximately three degrees Celsius above the reference value.
These results are aligned with preliminary data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which shows that the average global sea surface temperature has reached an all-time high (since satellite records began). The sea surface reached a temperature of 21.1 degrees Celsius in early April, exceeding the previous high of 21 degrees Celsius set in 2016.
