Global average sea-surface temperatures have set records for more than a year straight. It’s incredibly anomalous, and worrying for everything from marine life to hurricane season. Scientists believe several factors are at play, but don’t think they fully understand why temperatures have jumped up quite so fast. The World’s Carolyn Beeler reports on what kinds of questions this global ocean overheating raises about climate change.
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