Oceans hit record-high July temperatures
Developing El Ni帽o conditions are partly to blame, according to the EU's climate monitoring service.
The world's oceans hit their hottest ever recorded temperatures for July, partly fuelled by developing El Ni帽o conditions in the Pacific, according to the EU's climate monitoring service Copernicus. The average sea surface temperature outside the world's polar regions was 20.96C last month, beating the previous high of 20.89C, set in 2023.
Also in the programme: Ukraine strikes a Russian oil refinery - with at least 13 killed. And Harry Potter fans force the rerouting of a multi-million dollar cable project to preserve the mock grave of the much-loved character.
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