Extreme hot weather and high ocean temperatures in Florida, Miami Beach, Usa - 30 Jul 2023
People spend time at the beach during the hottest summer in modern history, in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 30 July 2023. According to NASA, the heat stored in the ocean causes its water to expand, which is responsible for one-third to one-half of global sea level rise. Most of the added energy is stored at the surface, at a depth of zero to 700 meters. The last 10 years were the ocean's warmest decade since at least the 1800s. The year 2022 was the ocean's warmest recorded year and saw the highest global sea level.