The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to the EU’s climate change service Copernicus.

It reached 20.96C. That’s far above the average for this time of year.

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    Dr Samantha Burgess, from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, says March should be when the oceans globally are warmest, not August.

    “The fact that we’ve seen the record now makes me nervous about how much warmer the ocean may get between now and next March,” she says.

    By March El Nino will be in full swing. 2024 is going to be a very sad year for life on Earth.