2023 Climate Alarm: Hottest Year for Ocean Means What?

The hottest 2023 ocean temperatures are an unprecedented reminder that climate change is occurring at a visible and alarming pace. The global average sea surface temperature in 2023 rose by about 0.23°C compared to 2022, reaching an all-time high since modern records began. But what does this seemingly slight increase mean for our world?

It's easy to feel distance from numbers in reports and news, but the reality is that climate change is happening right here, right now. Do we continue to break records and stand by idly, or do we take action?