The world’s oceans recorded their highest temperatures ever in 2024, marking another milestone in a year that has already been declared the warmest on record, according to a new international study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on January 8,

A study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has found that ocean warming in 2024 has led to new record high temperatures. The ocean is the hottest it has ever been recorded by humans, not only at the surface temperature but also for the upper 2000 meters.

Ocean temperatures crossed into an average of around 66.5 degrees Fahrenheit, almost half a degree higher than last year, in an exponential increase from decades prior.