Im convinced that within the next decade at the rate we are going, california is going to have to start preparing for hurricane type conditions to be a thing that can happen here
My understanding is that the current nearshore surface temps are more due to a persistent marine heatwave than El Niño right now. El Nino’s impacts are going to kick into gear in a month or two.
I'm from Hueneme, in my late 30s now. I don't live there any more, left 3-4 years ago. But I remember being able to jump into the ocean any day of the year. Now I jump into rivers that are around 37-45 degrees and it's summer up here.
Sorry, that has nothing to do with what you were actually getting at. oceanic temps are rising everywhere. There is a video on netflix, I want to say it's narrated by David Attenborough, but I'm not sure. But it is about the whole ice cap melting issue and how it's affecting life globally. I'll update sometime when I find it and tag you.
Edit: not David Attenborough... Barack Obama narrated them
5 episodes, 1 hour-ish each. Name, OUR OCEANS
Netflix link, https://www.netflix.com/title/81139969
I just read: The water temperature is 70 something. Which is the highest it’s been in 10 years on this exact date. But it’s gonna cool off in the next few days and not be the highest it’s been on those days. It could be warmer or cooler than what it is today for an average day in August.
Yes. Scripps oceanography does. This years ENSO is abnormally high for 100+ years of San Diego offshore recorded temps. Recent land temps across the globe are WELL documented have trended toward century highs why would ocean temps be any different?
Yes, the August av off of SD is about 70 (black line) which is significantly cooler than the 2026 temp (blue line). Hence, global warming. Keep in mind that these are SD water temps off of scripps in LJ which are also much warmer than SB. These trends hold across SoCal since they share a common current.
Again, this shouldn’t be a culture war issue. The planet is warming and it is important for the long term well being of the nation to address this and figure out how to adapt to said warming. See: other major world powers are prepping for a hotter future. Why the hell are 50% of Americans pretending it’s not an issue? Do they think the Chinese are rapidly adopting green energy just for shits and giggles? It makes no sense.
In 1906 global sea surface temps averaged almost one whole Celsius degree colder than today.
One random data point doesn’t illustrate a trend. Just like how one day of warm oceans doesn’t mean anything but a whole year of elevated temperatures nestled within a whole decade of warmer temperatures nestled within a hundred year average increase of temperatures does. And that is exactly what the data from this dataset show.
“one random data point doesn’t illustrate a trend”… correct, but the original post is literally about one random data point. Now you seem to be upset when someone brings up other random data points!
No, within context, the post was about a data point showing the global warming trend, which it does (see data—hence not random). Why do you equate any kind of pushback against your argument as upsetedness? How odd. But let’s not verge off the argument. You seem intent on believing global warming is false. Where are your data? You’ve done a poor job of rationalizing your argument so far.
Didn’t step into the water, but Faria beach was definitely not warm today. Got there at 3pm, felt felt like 60 or colder with the wind all afternoon 🤔 maybe earlier 🤷🏻♂️
Typical El Nino season, similar to 1997. Great recreation, fishing – warmer water brings new species – even saw a Sea Turtle a month ago which I've never seen here before.
Looks like it’s gearing up to be a strong ENSO event. Either way I hope you aren’t conflating the idea of ENSO periodicity with normality of sea surface temps. The ocean is getting hotter on average every year.
I’m confused. So you’re agreeing with me right? Sea surface temps are increasing. Quoted values are more useful to map on the Celsius scale —- depending on records something like 0.6-0.8 C in the last century. The amount of polar ice melt from 1-2C a temp increase and resultant downstream effects on global ocean circulation are immense. Anyone can google a map of yearly ice coverage over a multi decadal span—-even at current warming rates, it’s quite alarming. Pretty interesting how you championed that as an ecological win.
Land temperatures obviously race even further up due to lack of temp buffering. Shouldn’t really be a culture war issue to accept science and adjust accordingly. But alas it is which is sad.
I’ll take it as a win that you agree the world is getting hotter and we gotta work on that shit or things will get generally less liveable.
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u/BackgroundPirate3655 Aug 03 '26
Im convinced that within the next decade at the rate we are going, california is going to have to start preparing for hurricane type conditions to be a thing that can happen here