Global ocean surface temperatures hit record high in February

According to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, global sea temperatures hit a record high of 21.1°C in February. It was also the hottest February on record -- the ninth consecutive month to set its own monthly record. An El Nino climate pattern this year, fueled by warmer surface waters in the Eastern Pacific, is driving extra heat. The soaring mercury levels risk causing mass coral bleaching across the world and the death of other marine life.