Scientists say our oceans have hit their hottest recorded temperature largely because of Climate Change, with alarming implications for the planet. This week the average daily global Sea Surface Temperature hit almost 21 degrees celsius. Thats far above the average for the time of year and it beats the previous record set in 2016. The oceans are a vital regulator of the earths climate. Heres our climate editor, justin rowlatt. Theyve been taking measurements of Ocean Temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century. And for the last 50 or so years, theyve shown a slow but steady increase up about a third of a degree a decade. Have we got a reading for today yet, do you know . I heard them Say Something around 18 or 19, which is four Degrees Higher than it should be. Its been a similar pattern globally. Rising Sea Temperatures and increasing numbers of marine heatwaves. And it has just reached a new peak 20. 96 degrees celsius, the highest Global Average sea temperature ever record
But it could be good news for teams like england, as Katie Gornall explains. What this means for england potentially is that it opens up that side of the draw for them because they were on course to meet germany in either the quarterfinals or the semi finals if they got that far. And like it or not, for the players and the manager, this is now going to increase the expectations around this england team that they can go all the way in this tournament. Of course, for the england camp, they are very much focused on the next game. They are taking it one game at a time. They wont want to look past nigeria. There has been so many shocks and upset in this tournament well, the round of tournament 16 gets underway tomorrow. So so far, england will be determined to avoid another one in brisbane on monday. Maz farookhi looks ahead to the first day of knock out games. Auckland is going to her spain against saints land. We are here in wellington where we have an eating beef between two former World
Resettlement scheme, where they have the right to live and work in the country and many were housed in what was intended to be a temporary basis in hotels and that was paid for partly through government funding. Vets that scheme is coming to an end and back in april they government wrote two people who were in that Emergency Accommodation telling them they had three months to leave. Now that deadline is coming around and we are hearing from local authorities who have had the task of finding accommodation for these people, that many of them are ending up people, that many of them are ending up homeless because there simply isnt suitable permanent accommodation for them to move into. And so that is why we have this morning from the local Government Association that many people are at risk of homelessness will stop indeed many are finding themselves homeless because of the situation and they are warning that it is causing many people significant distress and destruction and the situation
systems are pushing up demand for electricity too. the government commissioned an independent report to work out how to halve the time it takes to build new power lines. energy expert nick winser, who wrote the report, said the planning permission process for them should be streamlined and that households near new large pylons should get payments. he says this is necessary to halve the time it takes to build new pylons. it s becoming very, very urgent. we ve been fantastically successful at building offshore wind in particular and solar as well. ministers have not yet said if they will commit to all his recommendations. the bbc has been told they have been well received in government, but building new lines could cause tensions with some conservative mps and campaigners who have rallied against planned pylons in their areas. i will have a pylon situated about a50 metres from my front door, so that will be