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15 Jul 2025

Mediterranean Sea endures most intense marine heatwaves on record

In a concerning signal of accelerating climate disruption, the Mediterranean Sea experienced the most extreme marine heatwaves ever recorded in June 2025. Covering over 60% of the sea’s surface and pushing sea temperatures to unprecedented levels, the event has sparked urgent warnings from scientists about irreversible damage to marine ecosystems and intensified climate feedback loops. According to Copernicus […]

05 Sep 2023

Some fish barely feel the impact of marine heatwaves

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Fish that live on or near the seafloor -known as demersal or groundfish- barely feel the impact of marine heatwaves, according to new research that highlights the need to keep seas from warming further. In a new paper published in Nature, an international team of researchers assessed the impacts, on groundfish, of 248 sea-bottom marine heatwaves, defined as periods […]