“Temperatures are already breaking records this year: Last month was the warmest May for the world’s oceans since records began in 1850, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.”“The average ocean temperature throughout May was 0.85 degrees Celsius above normal for the month. For the planet as a whole, May was the third warmest on record, the agency said in its monthly climate update on Thursday. North America and South America had their warmest Mays on record. In the United States, rising temperatures hit Washington state and northern Idaho particularly hard. Two cities in Washington — Bellingham and Spokane — as well as smaller communities in the region set records for their warmest Mays.” ("New York Times")

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