Persian Gulf sea temperatures hit record 36C as Iran swelters near 50C

By Ben Aris in Berlin August 13, 2026

Water temperatures in the Persian Gulf, the hottest sea on the planet, reached as high as 36C (97F) over the past week amid an extreme regional heatwave, meteorologist Colin McCarthy said on August ...


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