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SamuelTheThird

(1,571 posts)
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:18 PM Sunday

Ocean temps hit record high as world enters 'uncharted territory,' scientists warn

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-in-june-rcna352514

Temperatures on the ocean surface hit a record high in June, European scientists warned Wednesday, fueling fears of more dangerous heat waves this summer and fanning concerns over the escalating global climate crisis.

Two separate services under the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program — the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus Marine Service — announced they had both independently confirmed the record temperatures.

Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, warned that the rising temperatures could mark the “beginning of a new phase.”

“With ocean temperatures at these levels and El Niño on the horizon, we are likely to see more temperature records fall in the coming months,” Buontempo said in a statement Wednesday. El Niño is a naturally occurring climate cycle that sees the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean become warmer than usual for months at a time.
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Ocean temps hit record high as world enters 'uncharted territory,' scientists warn (Original Post) SamuelTheThird Sunday OP
Was watching AccuWeather last week Lategame Sunday #1
I wonder how many people will change their minds about it being a "Hoax" or find walkingman Sunday #2
Already heard some Maga influencers saying the deep state is geoengineering the heat dome SamuelTheThird Sunday #3
Don't Hold Your Breath ZDU Sunday #4
The same people will say that AGW can't be caused by humans -misanthroptimist Sunday #5

walkingman

(11,363 posts)
2. I wonder how many people will change their minds about it being a "Hoax" or find
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:27 PM
Sunday

some other excuse continuing to insist on their climate change denial.

SamuelTheThird

(1,571 posts)
3. Already heard some Maga influencers saying the deep state is geoengineering the heat dome
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:37 PM
Sunday

Just think of the people dying of Covid still in denial.

The problem with admitting climate change is real is that it collapses the rest of their mental universe-

1) That capitalism is good

2) That god is sheparding the human species and has a plan etc

3) That the left is always wrong

So theyd have to acknowledge their foundational beliefs are bullshit.

ZDU

(1,618 posts)
4. Don't Hold Your Breath
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:51 PM
Sunday

These idiots will deny everything until well past their last breaths...

CULTS GONNA CULT

-misanthroptimist

(2,069 posts)
5. The same people will say that AGW can't be caused by humans
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 01:06 PM
Sunday

...because we're too small to change the whole atmosphere.

Consistency isn't their strong point...or logic...or factual knowledge. Damn! I think these people may be idiots!

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