🌊 Sea surface temperatures hit record high amid impact of El Nino

🌡The average sea surface temperature across oceans outside the polar regions rose to 21.07°C, the highest level recorded for August

🔷 El Nino is a natural climate cycle that begins when surface waters in the tropical Pacific warm well above normal

🔷 The UN weather agency said on Sept. 3 that the phenomenon is firmly established and has a nearly 100% chance of continuing through February 2027