Warm seas keep world on track for a hot year

By Peter Hannam
Updated October 5 2014 - 10:18am, first published August 19 2014 - 8:55am
Oceans remain particularly warm.
Oceans remain particularly warm.
How 2014 ranks. Photo: NOAA
How 2014 ranks. Photo: NOAA
Nine of 11 warmest Julys have occurred since 2002. Photo: JMA
Nine of 11 warmest Julys have occurred since 2002. Photo: JMA

Global sea-surface temperatures in July tied with 2009 as the warmest on record for that month, keeping the world on track for one of its hottest years, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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