{
  "id": 3160496,
  "title": "Highest-ever ocean temperature recorded as super El Nino forms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/highest-ever-ocean-temperature-recorded-as-super-el-nino-forms",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-25T01:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/25/climate-change/highest-ocean-temperature-super-el-nino/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have recorded the highest temperature ever measured in the world's oceans, as climate change combines with a powerful El Nino in the tropical Pacific. The global average sea-surface temperature hit a record 21.1 degrees Celsius on Aug. 22, according to Europe’s Earth observation agency Copernicus, which has been tracking the metric daily since 1979. The previous single-day record of 21.09 C was measured in March 2024.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}