The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to the EU’s climate change service Copernicus.

It reached 20.96C. That’s far above the average for this time of year.

    • girlfreddy@mastodon.social
      32·
      1 year ago

      @MercuryUprising

      Since every evolutionary era, when devastation then a rise of life occured, the new life forms were more advanced than the previous.

      It’s likely that whatever life develops after we’re gone will find more ecologically-sound ways to progress than we did. And that’s a good thing, cause we were for shit at it.