Ominous spike in Atlantic Ocean heat

Thirty years of data for the Nor;th Atlantic depicted in the graph embedded above.

"Global oceans are so hot right now, scientists all around the world are struggling to explain the phenomenon. Sea surface temperatures in June are so far above record territory it is being deemed almost statistically impossible in a climate without global heating.  In the North Atlantic Ocean — which was already way above record levels — temperatures have strikingly shot directly upwards over the past two weeks...

To the south across the Tropical Atlantic, this odd and persistent configuration of atmospheric steering and pressure systems has resulted in record-shattering heat. Sea surface temperatures are so hot across the “main development region” (seen in deep red between Africa and the Caribbean) they have already reached levels expected during peak hurricane season in September.

And for what's happening on land, see this graphic posted last week by Minnesota Public Radio:

Addendum August 2023:

As a counterpart to the graph at the top of this post, here is one depicting the extent of Antarctic sea ice for the past 40 years:

The overall median is in gray, last year in black, this year in green.  Source.