Ocean surface temperatures reached a record high in June, European scientists warned on Wednesday, fueling fears of more dangerous heat waves this summer and intensifying concerns about the escalating global climate crisis.Two services under the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation programme – the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Copernicus Marine Service – said they had independently confirmed the record temperatures.

European scientists warn of consequences for weather patterns, the global climate and marine life

New Copernicus data reveals that daily global sea surface temperatures have broken records for the time of year.

World's oceans set June heat record: EU monitor