The Berkeley Earth monthly global temperature numbers show continued warming with a few striking points, notably a record high temperature for oceans, most likely related to the ongoing El Niño event, which has reached record strength, eclipsing 2015 and even the 1877 event, the largest on record.
According to Zeke Hausfather, senior scientist at Berkeley Earth, “We may be in the strongest El Niño event in 1000 years.”
According to the report, “This El Niño is a very strong event whose characterics and evolution are likely similar to other very strong events by boosted in absolute terms by a warming ocean. However, the fact that the ocean is warmer today than in the past still has the potential to amplify the impacts to an intensity not seen in previous events.”
Striking high temperatures in France, reflecting an overall hot summer in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
There is now a 96 percent chance that 2026 will be the warmest year on record, but almost certain to be blown away by what is coming in 2027.
