# Oceans hit record temperatures as climate change and El Niño drive warming

https://mins.news/en/video/47151

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-06 05:23 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhhgaosYkUk

> The European climate service Copernicus says the world’s oceans have reached their highest recorded temperature. It attributes the rise to a strong El Niño combined with human-caused climate change.

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