February 2026 was Earth’s fifth-warmest February on record. Despite the lack of a planet-warming El Niño event, global ocean temperatures were the second-warmest on record in February, behind only the El Niño year of 2024.
February 2026 was Earth’s fifth-warmest February on record. Despite the lack of a planet-warming El Niño event, global ocean temperatures were the second-warmest on record in February, behind only the El Niño year of 2024.
