NOAA: Earth's oceans warmest ever this summer Let the global
warming debate continue, as the world’s oceans heated to record
levels in August and over the summer, according to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Here, in part, is a NOAA
press release distributed today: The world’s ocean surface
temperature was the warmest for any August on record, and the
warmest on record averaged for any June-August (Northern
Hemisphere summer/Southern Hemisphere winter) season according
to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The
preliminary analysis is based on records dating back to 1880.
NCDC scientists also reported that the combined average global
land and ocean surface temperature for August was second warmest
on record, behind 1998. For the June-August 2009 season, the
combined global land and ocean surface temperature was third
warmest on record. Global Highlights – Summer: The June-August
worldwide ocean surface temperature was also the warmest on
record at 62.5 degrees, 1.04 de