EU reports record heat, ocean temperatures in July

July delivered the highest ocean temperatures in recorded history, and western Europe marked its hottest start to summer on record, the EU reported.

The world's oceans hit their hottest ever recorded temperatures for July, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions in the Pacific, according to the EU's climate monitoring service.

The month also saw its second-highest air temperatures on record

Global oceans recorded their hottest July on record, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions, as wildfires continue to ravage western Europe.