The North Atlantic average sea surface temperature is back to +4 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 mean (and still climbing). Relative to that baseline, the latest anomaly is +1.3°C and has 1-in-26,300 odds of happening. Yet here we are. pic.twitter.com/Ocxr7dykSo

— Brian McNoldy (@BMcNoldy) July 20, 2023