Waters are much warmer than average in the western Atlantic. Our Climate Shift Index: Ocean system indicates that these warm sea surface temperatures were made over 200x more likely due to human-caused climate change.
You can track this every day around the world at: https://csi.climatecentral.org/ocean?lat=29.67112&lng=-70.47729&zoom=6&firstDate=2025-08-14&card=analysis_-70.48828_29.66164&utm_campaign=csi-map-share